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Tokar means bamboo in the local dialect of tribal communities in South Gujarat. Bamboo is commonly growing grass in tropical forests of india. Tribal communities living in hilly and forested regions have mastered the craft of using bamboo to fulfil their numerous basic needs in multiple ways from food/fodder to housing, storage, furniture and so on. Choosing Tokar as a brand name for our bamboo products provides both identity as well as continuity to the historical process of transforming this most versatile natural grass by numerous indigenous communities into beautiful products of daily use for societies since dawn of the civilization. Tokar as a brand strives to develop contemporary skilled craftsmanship by exploring novel forms, techniques & aesthetics for creating bamboo products with use value that can provide dignity and sustainability to forest dwelling communities involved in bamboo craft for many generations.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create a brand identity for bamboo artisan community of Gujarat. We intend to offer sustainably produced bamboo products that can meet the global standards of quality and aesthetics. We want to create an equity based partnership among various stakeholders such as crafts people, local artisans, designers, public institutions, management and social development professionals, social entrepreneurs and marketing platforms.

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“Kotwalia” is an indigenous forest dwelling community from the Narmada Basin in Gujarat, India. The community is classified as the most vulnerable tribal group (PTG) of Indian tribes because of their pre-agricultural level of technology, prevailing poverty and very low literacy rate. The number of Kotwalias weaving bamboo is dwindling, along with the traditional product range.

Mir is a central Asian community, part of the cultural mosaic of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sindh and Punjab. Mir women sell their traditional hand crafted seed beads and metal ornaments in local tourist resorts, earning minimal survival to avoid hunger and loss of diginity in dire situations.