Breaking the Cycle: A New Future for Daughters of Ziyada
Across India, child marriage remains a harsh reality for many girls. But a handful of women at Ziyada are choosing a different path for...
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Holiday Season, Already? A Thoughtful Approach to Christmas Decor
Boo… Are you as spooked as I am about the Christmas decorations creeping in right alongside the pumpkins? This might just be a side...
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Reviving Tradition with a Modern Twist
Discover our hand-painted steel collection: vibrant, durable, and supporting Kashmiri artisans. Tradition meets modernity
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Embracing Change and Carrying Love Across Oceans
Explore our journey of transition and growth as we move from India to the US, continuing to empower and uplift through Ziyada.
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The Ripple Effect of Empowerment: Rani’s Journey Beyond Ziyada
After nine years at Ziyada, Rani resigned to start a government job helping underprivileged children, a move that embodies the company's mission of empowerment....
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A Stitch in Time
Discover Aisha’s journey from a sewist at Ziyada to opening her own tailoring shop, empowering herself and others in the community. Read how skill,...
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The Silk Scarf Story
Little Flower Leprosy Hospital is a small hospital near the Nepali border. After years of helping leprosy patients to heal physically, their team saw...
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Empowering Change: An Artisan’s Journey from Struggle to Success
The Thomson Reuters Foundation poll has previously identified India as the world’s most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual...
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Gratitude in Action
Explore the profound impact your support has on Ziyada artisans: from creating jobs to educating children and empowering homeownership. Your purchases make a world...
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Gifts with a Purpose: 7 Exquisite Finds from Ziyada
Discover Ziyada’s handpicked collection of ethically crafted gifts, where tradition meets quality. Explore our top 8 gift ideas that not only bring joy to...
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Integrity: The Backbone of Ziyada’s Journey
Discover how a pivotal moment in Ziyada’s early days tested our core value of Integrity and shaped our commitment to ethical business. Read our...
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Quality Every Time: A Core Value That We Live By
Explore how ‘Quality Every Time’ is more than a slogan at Ziyada—it’s our core value. Learn how we ensure top-notch products while uplifting our...
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The Artistry Behind Our Handmade Quilts: A Journey from Fabric to Finish
At Ziyada, one of our best selling and most cherished products is our handmade quilts. Crafted with love, these quilts...
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Our Core Values: Respect 🌟
Discover the transformative power of respect at Ziyada. This blog dives into how one of our core values shapes our...
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Hello Pumpkin!
Maybe because I’ve got an October birthday, or maybe because fall flavors are the best flavors, but I LOVE fall....
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Youth Camp Fun
At Ziyada, we believe that every individual, regardless of their background, deserves to be cherished and valued. In pursuit of...
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Empowering Others: Shubham’s Store
At Ziyada, our heart and vision is to empower women in the workplace and broader community. Empowering women is essential...
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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Mother’s Day is almost here (hint: it’s coming on May 14)! Do you know what you’re gifting the moms in...
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3 Ways to Build Competency
Recently, I was sitting upstairs in the sewing room working on social media plans for the coming month. The room...
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Thousands of Tiny Corrections
My dad was a good teacher. I guess he was like that famous football coach who held up the football...
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Your Impact
I had only lived here for a few months and was in the big middle of Hindi classes and business...
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Lemon Chai Recipe
Looking for the perfect, warm and comforting winter chai recipe? Here it is!
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Our Favorite Stocking Stuffers
Looking for a meaningful gift that is perfect in size for a stocking and makes a difference in the world?...
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Let Heaven and Nature Sing
Here is a behind the scenes look at one of our favorite products from the Holly Jolly Collection—the Heaven and...
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The 2022 Ziyada Holiday Gift Guide
Social enterprise that focuses on community development and empowering artisans is our heartbeat! This year, we curated a list of...
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4 Things I’ve Learned from my Indian Friends
I remember my first trip to India in 2006. I was immediately both completely overwhelmed and totally captivated. India is...
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What Inspired the Holly Jolly Collection?
Christmases of old and the joy of childhood inspired the beautiful prints in this new line! Read on to get...
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Why do your purchases matter?
Vinod’s story is one of incredible resilience and redemption. Learn how he was able to escape child labor and move...
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The Garden Party Collection
Learn about the inspiration behind our Garden Party collection and get a glimpse into the beauty of the riverbanks in...
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The Shibori Story
The word “Shibori” comes from the Japanese verb shiboru, meaning to wring, squeeze and press. Literature Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore,...
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Meet Aisha
Aisha is our head sewist. She’s got a great sense of humor, and knows how to love and support others...
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There’s Just Something About a Quilt
At Ziyada, we’ve been making our style of quilts for as long as our doors have been open. We can’t...
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Meet Sangita
Sangita works in our packing department, and just recently, she’s been overseeing the process of Shibori dyeing for our next...
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The 2022 Baby Line is Here!!
“We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.” George Eliot -George...
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The Power of Forgiveness
She loved more because she was forgiven more… Ah, the power of forgiveness! It changes attitudes, decisions, perspectives, choices— your whole...
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Chai is for Pausing
This blog post is all about chai. I love how this BBC article put it: “Tea is India’s most popular...
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The Ziyada Gift Guide
One of the things we love most about giving Ziyada items as gifts is that they give twice, once to...
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Investing in our Artisans
Here at the office, we are built on foundations of holistic care of our employees. From our very beginning days,...
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” A good question that many of us as kids had...
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Meet Shobha
This video captures a few of the highlights from our conversation with Shobha. Read on for the full interview details!...
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Meet Shabnam
This video captures some highlights from our conversation with Shabnam. Read on to learn more! Tell us about your childhood. ...
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Christmas in September?
Normally, it looks like Christmas in July around here as we hustle to finish, pack, and ship out our Christmas...
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Meet Anupama
This video captures a few highlights from our conversation with Anupama. Read on for the full interview! Tell me about...
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The Power of a Shared Meal
Everyone has to eat. We need food to fuel our bodies. After all, food is a fundamental component to our...
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