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Is that dolls she is wearing as her earrings?
These are Chekutty dolls made from handloom saris ruined in the floods in Kerala in 2018.
The Chekutty Dolls transformed the tragedy in public imagination into a celebration of courage and resilience. The cute, durable dolls sold by the lakhs and the proceeds went back into reviving the weaving industry.
To know more, watch this video of the Chekutty dolls: https://timesofabetterindia.com/videos/chekutty-dolls-story-of-how-an-indian-weaving-community-was-empowered-to-transform-its-way-from-disaster-to-development
Read this inspiring story about the Chekutty dolls: https://timesofabetterindia.com/stories-of-a-changing-india/a-doll-called-courage-and-other-little-big-ideas
