Comments on: GOONJ PROJECT: Textile Recycling Initiative in New Delhi http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 25 May 2013 19:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Chitra Srinivasan http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-396099 Chitra Srinivasan Sat, 29 Sep 2012 02:57:38 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-396099 Sir, It is highly commendable that you are such a noble act for the society where in I would like to get some information. Iam Chitra Srinivasan who is CAS coordinator and working for JAMNABAI NARSEE SCHOOL> I would like to collect old clothes from my students and get it recycled into T shirts / etc and distribute to our adopted village LakhaniaKUTCH district in Gujarat. Can you please suggest a person to whom I should contact in Mumbai so that we can get it done by the end of NOVEMBER. Thanking you Yours truly Chitra Srinivasan CAS coordinator JAMNABAI NARSEE SCHOOL VILE PARLE MUMBAI Sir,
It is highly commendable that you are such a noble act for the society where in I would like to get some information. Iam Chitra Srinivasan who is CAS coordinator and working for JAMNABAI NARSEE SCHOOL> I would like to collect old clothes from my students and get it recycled into T shirts / etc and distribute to our adopted village LakhaniaKUTCH district in Gujarat. Can you please suggest a person to whom I should contact in Mumbai so that we can get it done by the end of NOVEMBER.
Thanking you
Yours truly
Chitra Srinivasan
CAS coordinator
JAMNABAI NARSEE SCHOOL
VILE PARLE
MUMBAI

]]> By: Anshu http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-379906 Anshu Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:22:38 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-379906 Anshu wants to ask please give me some information for doing something for social cause .As it is a known fact that every work to start with needs money so for running an NGO at initial level also needs money for miscleanous expenses so from where the amount could be generated. Anshu wants to ask

please give me some information for doing something for social cause .As it is a known fact that every work to start with needs money so for running an NGO at initial level also needs money for miscleanous expenses so from where the amount could be generated.

]]> By: Nitendra gaur http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-379682 Nitendra gaur Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:59:48 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-379682 Dear Sir, I want to know more about recycling of old clothes. Can you help me? I want to start this as a business. Is this possible? Yes, please guide me.... Dear Sir, I want to know more about recycling of old clothes. Can you help me? I want to start this as a business. Is this possible? Yes, please guide me….

]]> By: saurabh sarwate http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-374300 saurabh sarwate Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:29:13 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-374300 i have more than used clothes i want to know how to recycle for above clothes i have more than used clothes i want to know how to recycle for above clothes

]]> By: yamini http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-274548 yamini Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:51:19 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-274548 iam doing a project on textile recycling. can u please help me with the information about reuse or recycling of shawls? iam doing a project on textile recycling. can u please help me with the information about reuse or recycling of shawls?

]]> By: Soap Lady http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-258499 Soap Lady Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:56:45 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-258499 This is an heartwarming concept, and only goes to show that ONE PERSON, with a good idea, who believes in the value of what he is doing, can create positive and lasting change, not to mention empowerment to women. Funny, why didn't a woman think of this? In my years in textile rescue here in New York, I have never run across use of fabrics for one of the most basic personal needs: a menstrual napkin. Bravo and many thanks. We sisters here are inspired, good sir! This is an heartwarming concept, and only goes to show that ONE PERSON, with a good idea, who believes in the value of what he is doing, can create positive and lasting change, not to mention empowerment to women. Funny, why didn’t a woman think of this? In my years in textile rescue here in New York, I have never run across use of fabrics for one of the most basic personal needs: a menstrual napkin. Bravo and many thanks. We sisters here are inspired, good sir!

]]> By: aveek bhattacharya http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-218965 aveek bhattacharya Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:25:42 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-218965 This story is incredible. I am writing a paper on recycling old textiles in India. Can you help me with more information on this project This story is incredible.
I am writing a paper on recycling old textiles in India.
Can you help me with more information on this project

]]> By: Sonia Gomes http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-97909 Sonia Gomes Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:17:16 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-97909 Yes I agree western clothes are not for our Indian women and Children, the over sized clothes are not for our small and medium sized frames, instead these could go to the needy in Nicaragua who have large frames and most importantly wear all types of western attire. I recently met a group of ladies from Nicaragua on an exchange pro gramme to India and all of them spoke for their need for clothes. If they could get good wearable clothes it would save them the funds needed for other things like food. Think about it Sonia Gomes Yes I agree western clothes are not for our Indian women and Children, the over sized clothes are not for our small and medium sized frames, instead these could go to the needy in Nicaragua who have large frames and most importantly wear all types of western attire. I recently met a group of ladies from Nicaragua on an exchange pro gramme to India and all of them spoke for their need for clothes. If they could get good wearable clothes it would save them the funds needed for other things like food. Think about it
Sonia Gomes

]]> By: span http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-93478 span Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:17:10 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-93478 I live in the US (New England region) and know of many friends who, like me, would love to ship their Indian/western outfits for such a worthy cause. Do you have any repositories or channels in place in the area that collect outfits to ship to India? Shippping costs are quite high. Any advice or leads will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. I live in the US (New England region) and know of many friends who, like me, would love to ship their Indian/western outfits for such a worthy cause. Do you have any repositories or channels in place in the area that collect outfits to ship to India? Shippping costs are quite high. Any advice or leads will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

]]> By: Brunda Ganesh http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-86122 Brunda Ganesh Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:26:20 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-86122 Jeff, I appreciate your point, being an Indian and having been involved in smaller scale projects such as Goonj I must admit it is something that I never thought of. I suppose it is because most of the time average urban Indians wears western styled clothing themselves, and when I give away stuff very few of it is really ethnic in the true sense. The many children running around in faded and oversized Hilfigers is something that you dont see in these photoes. But I guess sometimes cultural identity takes a back seat to the more basic needs in life. Jeff,
I appreciate your point, being an Indian and having been involved in smaller scale projects such as Goonj I must admit it is something that I never thought of. I suppose it is because most of the time average urban Indians wears western styled clothing themselves, and when I give away stuff very few of it is really ethnic in the true sense.
The many children running around in faded and oversized Hilfigers is something that you dont see in these photoes.
But I guess sometimes cultural identity takes a back seat to the more basic needs in life.

]]> By: jeffgrantz http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-86039 jeffgrantz Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:01:56 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-86039 It is obvious that this organization serves a very useful purpose and that the clothes are both needed and appreciated I am sure by the people who receive them. This will perhaps sound very negative, but does anyone besides myself think that there might perhaps as well be some downside to sending piles of used and very western styled clothes from the 90's to India? I look at the photographs of these beautifully adorned women with their silk clothes and vibrant colors which have for a thousand years been an integral part of their culture and I can't help but wonder if this service won't assist somehow in contaminating an important aspect of their cultural identity over time? It is obvious that this organization serves a very useful purpose and that the clothes are both needed and appreciated I am sure by the people who receive them. This will perhaps sound very negative, but does anyone besides myself think that there might perhaps as well be some downside to sending piles of used and very western styled clothes from the 90′s to India?
I look at the photographs of these beautifully adorned women with their silk clothes and vibrant colors which have for a thousand years been an integral part of their culture and I can’t help but wonder if this service won’t assist somehow in contaminating an important aspect of their cultural identity over time?

]]> By: Mahesh Basantani http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-85919 Mahesh Basantani Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:16:56 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-85919 This is really an interesting and useful initiative. This is really an interesting and useful initiative.

]]> By: krishaamer http://inhabitat.com/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/comment-page-1/#comment-85900 krishaamer Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:04:25 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/21/goonj-recycling-textiles-in-new-delhi/#comment-85900 That is awesome! The pictures are very nice too. That is awesome! The pictures are very nice too.

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