Handicraft Nepal

Handicraft has been the Nepalese oldest way of exploring creativity. Nepal has shown its face in third country through the diversified culture. When I was in US I heard that the cultural show was conducted and it was followed by the lunch as the traditional food of Nepal.

HANDICRAFT NEPAL is one emerging company which has aggressive advertisement in International Market. As my work in Nepal was about the handicraft I was happy to hear that handicraft promotion has been done in huge amount. I went to the site of the HANDICRAFT NEPAL and saw the product. It also has the facility of the online buying and selling. I could see the product that are made of Bamboo as table and chair with different color and size that are suitable in different restaurants.

There were article of different people in the website.  I came to read one of them and it was from Canada. The person is Joy and he has bought the chairs from HANDICRAFT NEPAL and after the day of purchase, he placed in his restaurant. It was comfortable to sit and unique. After a week Joy’s restaurant was full of the visitors and his business was in Boom. He expanded his business and he would like to thank HANDICRAFT NEPAL for making such a chairs. He also purchased the other decorative handicrafts which were demanded by the visitors and he also started selling those through HANDICRAFT NEPAL taking no commission charge.

I saw the products and some so unique and admirable. The focus is to use of Natural resources wisely. Some products are made of wasted plastic and usually it is sold in environment friendly organizations. I became curious to know about the organization’s detail.

It was around few days after I was back in Nepal. My friend Harry wanted to get something that belongs to Nepal. I went to the site of the HANDICRAFT NEPAL. I found the address and in admiring words there was the figure of “Pancha Baja”. This was the traditional orchestra of Nepal that used to perform during the Marriage ceremony. The set was to be sold along with the documentary of the evolution of the music and about the culture. I showed the instruments to Harry.

As we got the address of HANDICRAFT NEPAL Patandhoka, we started our journey. We went to the show room. The showroom was large enough and the product is placed along with its features, which made us easy to understand about the product and its origin. Harry chooses different ancient musical instruments and I bought one Sarangi. We went out of the show room and there was information center at the side. Books, CDs and collection of the article was available there.

Before going I saw someone who I recognized, with same kind of hairstyle and improvised Nepali dress. He parked his car and was about to enter to the HANDICRAFT NEPAL. I was little confused and he didn’t recognize me.

I called ,”Saroj!”. He looked and took off his sunglasses. He still became confused as I was with beard and no eyeglasses. I said “ma Pradeep Ho..”

Saroj: Pradeep? Kun Pradeep?

Me: Sangai college padako hoina?

Saroj: A a yo po rai6..

Let’s go in.

I agreed and went with him.

He straightly went to the office of Manager and I asked if there was any work with manager and Saroj said ,”Ma ta ho ni Manager…”

And I was surprised a bit. He said after he was back after his MBA I thought of doing what I enjoy and talked to father. He said, “my father helped me a lot to find the product, investors and even market. We are growing day by day. We want to make identity of Nepal.”

We talked for a while and Harry also asked many things about the entrepreneurship and life of different artists. Harry was interested to make the documentary of Artist and talked about it with saroj. I could see his table and chairs and other objects in his room, it was all made of bamboo and reflects something of Nepal in each product. Saroj wanted to join the lunch together and we went after the lunch back to home.

Facts:

1.       The share form Saroj family was 25% and rest of HANDICRAFT NEPAL was by other investors.

2.       Now there are different stalls in Five star hotel of Nepal. Saroj is planning to set the different store in foreign countries. He is also seeking the appropriate Marketing Personal to his work.

3.       Saroj was gaining weight and is in relationship with the girl of Italy. Within 2/3 months she is opening the store of HANDICRAFT NEPAL there in Italy.

4.       The interesting thing is she calls Saroj as Suku Darling. Saroj dreams of being with her in Nepal but she wants Saroj to be in Italy with her.

5.       Saroj is being facilitated by the Foreign Ministry and given the Brand Ambassador of Tourism Nepal.