Waakhal 004: Tampha Oinam Gupta “We need more people like Irom Sharmila for Manipur” #ISupportIromSharmila

August 13, 2016August 13, 2016 / Monica Ingudam / 1 Comment

"You are not alone" a series of FindingTheVoices 
dedicated to Irom Sharmila Chanu of Manipur. 
#ISupportIromSharmila


Tampha Oinam Gupta "We need more people like Irom Sharmila for Manipur"

 Irom Sharmila Chanu says she is misunderstood by the people and she needs voice of moral support.

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About FindingTheVoices: Born and raised in the violence-torn landscape of Manipur, I have a vision to promote and spread inspiring, empowering, educative & entertaining stories. I believe that we can create contents bringing the positive side of Manipur. I believe we can do this together by finding the voices, voices which needs to be heard and shared, voices of our own people, people of Manipur and well-wishers of Manipur. I believe that these voices will bring a change and connect all of us. I welcome you to join me in my journey to finding the voices at Http://FindingTheVoices.com/

S03E11 FindingTheVoices with Tampha Oinam Gupta founder of Kone Wovens: Going international with Grandma’s hand woven towels in Manipur

June 25, 2016July 28, 2016 / Monica Ingudam / Leave a comment

S03E11 FindingTheVoices with Tampha Oinam Gupta, going international with Grandma’s hand woven towels in Manipur.

Guest Speaker : Tampha Oinam Gupta, founder of Kone Wovens.

Language: Interview in English

Location: Video Interview with our Guest Speaker joining in from London.

Kone Wovens. The name is a combination of the Manipuri word “Kone” which is the word for the traditional weaving machine and the English word “Woven”. Tampha Oinam Gupta, the founder of Kone Wovens, came up with this clever name. The company is slowly gaining popularity worldwide and the demand has been increasing among the Manipuri living away from home. All of the products are plush hand woven towels made of pure cotton. Tampha says that the heart and soul and the secret behind the skillful weavings of her products is her grandmother who is an excellent weaver. While Tampha is settled in London, her team is working from Manipur. In this interview, she shares how she actually manages the company and the difficulties one faces in such circumstances.

Tampha says that she was able to fulfill her dream of starting her own textile firm because she never gave up on her dreams. She tells us about the various hurdles she had to go through before she could start the company. Right now, Kone Wovens products are available on the two e-commerce website etsy.com and giskaa.com. Tampha is hopefull of expanding and making more range of products in the near future with all the support she is getting.

A beautiful inspiring story showing how 3 generations are working together with the production in Manipur and the design and marketing from London. We ended the interview with a beautiful message from her “Never give up your dream”

About FindingTheVoices:

Born and raised in the violence-torn landscape of Manipur, I have a vision to promote and spread inspiring, empowering, educative & entertaining stories. I believe that we can create contents bringing the positive side of Manipur. I believe we can do this together by finding the voices, voices which needs to be heard and shared, voices of our own people, people of Manipur and well-wishers of Manipur. I believe that these voices will bring a change and connect all of us.

I welcome you to join me in my journey to finding the voices at Http://FindingTheVoices.com/

HAPPY FATHER’s DAY to Oinam Nabakumar Singh, Wishes from Tampha Oinam Gupta

June 16, 2013June 16, 2013 / Monica Ingudam / Leave a comment

Father’s Name: Oinam Nabakumar Singh, Retired Army officer , Imphal

My father is a retired army officer & despite all the ideological differences people have/had about the Armed forces, he taught me to respect these very differences as its important to know both sides of the story. The one thing that has stayed with me the most was his insistence on good education. He encouraged academics passionately. When I had wanted to take up Geography honours, I was informed by the college that it was going to be expensive specially with the costs of the projects, cartography materials, etc. I was disheartened but my father stopped me from doing anything else other than that. He said : I’ll eat grass if I have to, but you shall do your geography honours. Thankfully it never came to that but his commitment towards our betterment & education is something I can never forget and am very proud of too. Many years after(and the geography honours done) and now a mother I hope I’m able to imbibe the same dedication towards education to my daughter.

Thank you for reading.

Have a wonderful Fathers Day!

Best wishes. Khoiramjari.

Submitted by: Tampha Oinam Gupta, London