00:00In a remarkable example of self-reliance and community empowerment, Dharmendra Kumar, a young artisan from Bhopal, is transforming lives through the traditional craft of bamboo art.
00:15Inspired by his grandfather, Dharmendra has mastered the skill and now uses it to uplift others, especially unemployed youth and housewives.
00:24He creates and sells a wide range of intricate bamboo products, including decorative birds.
00:54There are so many of us, including the chemical, tar, dhaga, these things come.
01:00In a day, we have two children, so the rate of one child is $300, so the rate of two child is $600.
01:08These are the representatives who have been in the village, who have been in Bhopal, who have been in the village, and who have been in the village, so they have been in the village.
01:18This is our sales.
01:20The women learning bamboo art from Dharmendra Kumar are discovering new
01:26paths to financial independence through their newly acquired skills.
01:50These products have found markets not only in Madhya Pradesh but across several other
02:13states.
02:17As Dharmendra continues to pass on his ancestral craft, his bamboo art is creating a ripple
02:22effect of empowerment, preserving tradition, generating livelihoods, promoting sustainability
