Good News This Week: An Engineer, an HR Manager & a Royal Family All Saving India’s Dying Crafts
Somewhere in India, right now, a craft that took centuries to develop is disappearing. Not dramatically — just quietly, as artisans age, younger generations move on, and factory-made alternatives take over.
This week's good news is about the people who noticed that happening and decided it was their problem to fix. A royal family, a father and daughter, a woman who left HR, a software engineer who turned down her first job. Four crafts. Four stories of people who refused to look away.
How a Maharashtra Royal Family Saved India's 400-Year-Old Ganjifa Card Art
Long before Pokémon cards, India had Ganjifa — hand-painted circular playing cards that once entertained Mughal emperors. By the 20th century, the art had nearly vanished. When the Sawant........
