Chhindwara district is located in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It was believed that Chhindwara District was full of “Chhind” trees (wild date palms) many years ago, and the place was called “Chhind”-“Wada” (wada means place). The Gole Gunj market of the city, with its two large gateways (known today as Kamania Gate), was built by Captain Montgomery, who administrated the district as a regent of Richard Jenkins (1818–1830). Chhindwara is one of the largest cities in the Satpura range and the largest district in terms of area in Madhya Pradesh. It is on a plateau, surrounded by lush green fields, rivers and by dense forest with diverse flora and fauna.

It was a great pleasure to meet the artisans belonging to a Producer Organization from this district on the 28th and 29th of December 2020. The approximate 100 artisans belonging to this Producer Organization are experts in weaving and we were so very happy to talk to some of them and view their beautiful products as well. It was really heartening to see their focus as they work together as a team on their vision to build their Producer Organisation and achieve greater heights in the days to come!