#BuyLocal: We Rise by Lifting Others!

As the festive season approaches, let's reflect on the profound impact of shopping locally. When we choose local businesses, we're not just making a purchase - we're nurturing the very fabric of our community.

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." - Helen Keller

At Diya we've witnessed the beauty of local partnerships firsthand.

Amogh and PADA (NGOs in Bangalore, working with people with intellectual disabilities) who supply us with hand painted diyas, Lal's family business in Shivajinagar - our trusted partners for die-cutting and punching for over a decade, Palzani of Philip Wood - our go-to woodworking wizard, Vinod from SM Hardware who provides us the perfect adhesive, Tilak from SV Graphics bringing our designs to life, Mazz from New Delux painting our world, Harish from Komal Enterprises supplying us with quality cottons at RC Puram, Jeet and his dad from Bharath Trading providing the finest dry fruits and Vasu from DTDC, ensuring our creations reach far and wide.

These aren't just business relationships - they're the heartbeat of our company and through them we help build local employment especially of people from the lesser served communities.

By partnering with The Association of People with Disability (APD) for saplings ,we help realise our joint vision of helping people with disability realise their full potential

Diya's hand painted by specially abled adults from Amogha and wooden toys handmade in rural India supplement the products made at Diya to make for meaningful gifts.

“For every $100 spent locally, $68 stays in our community.” That's double the impact of large chain stores!

When our partners , Vasu and Jeet sit with us to strategize before Diwali and reflect afterwards, we're reminded that we're all in this together.

A finding by Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, a non-profit based out of the US, that advocates building strong local economies claims that “For every $100 spent locally, $68 stays in our community.” That's double the impact of large chain stores! 

So we say to big businesses in our community: join us in this beautiful cycle of mutual growth and support. This festive season, let's celebrate the power of local connections. 

Let us know if we can help you with your gifting needs this season. Visit us at our production studio in Kalyan Nagar Bangalore, or check out our website.