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Gifting for Men
Let’s face it: buying gifts for men is a bit like solving a Rubik’s Cube—frustrating, confusing, and often resulting in a feeling of “did I do that wrong?”
Whether it’s for a birthday, holiday, or “just because,” choosing a gift for the men in your life can leave you wondering if you’re about to receive gratitude or a puzzled stare. Are there great gifts for men? And can we help? We’ll try!
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Gadget Care is Only Fair
More than 40 million tons of electronic waste is produced every year worldwide, which equals discarding 800 laptops every second!
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Club Artizen Travel Box for Green Journeys
Summer means mangoes, heat, and travel! Whether you travel to your relatives’ homes, Ooty, Shimla, or Paris, you always heave a sigh of relief when you return home.
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Art in motion
You may think a variation of C.M. Coolidge’s Dogs Playing Poker featuring lecherous animals and a...
Small changes, big impact: Green living for kids
When we think back about how we came to be so plastic dependent, we tend to go back to our...
A is for… Amazing Arts from the Andhra Region
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are home to a wealth of sustainable traditional crafts that are...
Gifting for Men: Avoiding the “Oh No” Moment!
Let’s face it: buying gifts for men is a bit like solving a Rubik's Cube—frustrating, confusing,...
Ready for the Green Indian Wedding Festival?
It’s wedding season! Folks are getting their silks and wedding wear ready! Everyone is talking...
Pack It Right: Trends in Indian Gift Packaging
The Indian packaging industry is one of the fastest growing, and is estimated to reach more than...
The MOGA movement: Make Offices Green Again!
Do you wish your colleagues start thinking green? The plant kind of green, not the paper kind? It...
Crossing genders: Men enter Indian traditional art
Manikchand is sitting in his family home in Hazaribagh, closely watching his mother’s strokes on...
From walls to homes: Mural art products
When I returned home to India on breaks from the U.S., I would fill up my senses: from a quiet,...
Artistry of Indian Embroidery
India, a land of diverse cultures and traditions, is renowned for its vibrant textile arts, with...
Capturing stories in a single frame
Scrolling. About a hundred years ago, it held an entirely different meaning. Teams of storytellers...
A unique artisan festival
The first time I heard of Vishwakarma Day, it was because construction workers who were working in...
Resist and dye: The Shibori revolution
Of late, we have been hearing a lot of the word shibori. If the name doesn’t sound very Indian,...
Patchwork: From rags to riches!
Yesterday I came home with a noticeable tear on my shirt. While one part of me was in pain to let...
Club Artizen Sustainability Challenge: Day 7
Congratulations! You have made it to the very end of our sustainability challenge week! Pat...
Club Artizen Sustainability Challenge: Day 6
It's Day 6! You are near the end of our World Environment Day challenge! All through the week you...
Club Artizen Sustainability Challenge: Day 5
Many of us might have heard our parents (or grandparents) talk about how many miles they walked to...
Club Artizen Sustainability Challenge: Day 4
What is the first thing you use when you wake up everyday? Think about it and in the meantime,...
Club Artizen Sustainability Challenge: Day 3
Plastic. Seems like we can't do without it. Groceries are...
Club Artizen Sustainability Challenge: Day 2
Do you know how much time it takes for one plastic bottle to completely break down? 450 years....
Club Artizen Sustainability Challenge: Day 1
What’s the best way to get someone to do something that’s good? Challenge them, says research! ...
Club Artizen Travel Box for Green Journeys
Summer means mangoes, heat, and travel! Whether you travel to your relatives’ homes, Ooty, Shimla,...
Gadget care is only fair
More than 40 million tons of electronic waste is produced every year worldwide, which equals...
Better choices
The other day, I was at an event where someone handed me a pamphlet whose main message was to save...
Do These And Watch Your Event Go Green
Last week, Club Artizen was at the Gifts and Stationery Expo in Hyderabad. We were thrilled to...
Handcrafted dissent
Craft. When you hear this word, what image comes to mind? A woman, knitting or embroidering,...
Do these, and watch your event go green!
Last week, Club Artizen was at the Gifts and Stationery Expo in Hyderabad.We were thrilled to note...
Recycle that Denim! Ideas and Resources
Ah, denim. It's the ultimate fabric that can be worn almost every day, from work to the weekend....
No smoke, without fire
Already ditched your new year resolutions and feeling awful? Fear not, for a few weeks from now to...
Crafting memories from diaries
Last week, I was at my father’s house. As it happens, I usually discover something or the other...
Resolution to live a green life? 7 steps to success!
It’s that time of the year! We look back, and then look forward. We vow to do better, to take...
The best time to death clean? When you’re alive!
Recently, I’ve come across many articles and Whatsapp forwards with this word - Döstädning. It is...
The easiest way to a green kitchen
When you're cooking, it's easy to forget about the small things that add up to big waste. But when...
Oh, the places you’ll go!
Amma, are we poor? This was my 4-year-old daughter after the van dropped her off home. Her fellow...
Little-known facts about Kalamkari!
If you live in India, you could not have missed hearing the word ‘kalamkari.’ Chances are, you own...
Let there be light: Tips for a greener Diwali
Lights are here! Sweets are here! Crackers (gulp!) are here! Diwali is here! Amidst all the...
Five natural materials to embrace!
In the past few weeks, it has been a hobby of mine to spot the plastic items in my household. I...
Mindful gifting!
For a lot of people, love and affection is expressed through gifts. For me, it’s a way of...
Handicrafts—a cure for the homesick!
These days, the word trousseau brings to mind elaborate lehengas and/or a celebrity getting...
Sustainable gifts for the new millennium
Gifts unthinkable just thirty years ago! Gift giving is a central part of the festive season. It's...
Saree-incarnation!
Saree-incarnation!
Organizations that do amazing things with old saris
Is it Indian?
Of late, my daughter and I are watching a baking show called, “Is It Cake?” where contestants bake...
Re-fizz: How to repurpose old soda bottles
Seven ways to repurpose those soda bottles
… and should you be drinking so much of it?
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