Manipur: Meet Bijiyshanti, innovator of thread and cloth using lotus stem

Bijiyshanti, a 27-year-old woman innovator from Manipur's Bishenpur district who has made thread and cloth from lotus stem is now working to make mask from the stalk of the same plant.

Tongbram Bijiyshanti, a resident of Thanga Tongbram locality in the vicinity of the state's famous Loktak lake, along with 15 women are involved in the project and is training 20 more women.

Lotus plants grow in large numbers in Loktak lake.

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Bijiyshanti said she made thread and cloth from lotus stem for her start-up programme in 2018-19. Her product was sent to a Gujarat laboratory which gave the green signal for it.

A Botany graduate, she said: "I researched on the production methodology mostly from the internet and got into the field back in 2017-18, when a teacher of mine told me to come up with an idea to serve as a source of living."

Eldest of 3 siblings, Bijiyshanti said her team is currently involved in producing traditional men's shawl and necktie.

PM Modi appreciated the innovative efforts of Bijiysanti in his Mann ki Baat radio programme.

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