Environmentalist Arushi Nishank Spurs Thousands Of Women To Pick Up Sui Dhaga To Make Khadi Masks – Sets Sights On OTT Projects With Bollywood Bigwigs | LEOMEDIA.IN

21st August 2020, Kolkata: Inspired by the Gandhian values of self-reliance, social activist, environmentalist and classical kathak dancer Arushi Nishank of Uttarakhand supported and trained thousands of rural women in Uttarakhand to take up sui dhaga (needle and thread) to make reusable khadi and suti masks for free distribution to the army personnel, police, rural workers and frontline covid warriors. So far, over a lac of such masks have been distributed in Delhi, Mumbai and cities and towns of Uttarakhand. Arushi is also planning some big projects with Bollywood directors and producers for the OTT platform. “Khadi is a symbol of Gandhiji’s self-reliance and is environmentally friendly and in tune with the spirit of Prime Minister’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Thousands of rural women who made these masks developed skills and are gainfully employed,” said Arushi at an Ek Mulakat webinar in conversation with Ehsaas Women of Kolkata member, Nilisha Agarwal. The webinar was

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