Treasure hunt from the trash

- Nowadays-Preeti Shah

- Started with zero investment, this business now has a turnover of one lakh per annum. He thinks it would be a waste to throw away a piece of clothing, but for me it is a treasure.

Awareness about environment and sustainable development is on the rise in the world, but Benorita Das, who lives in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, has received such rites in her throat, so she has been sensitive to such things since childhood without any awareness of such thoughts or words. Such as not wasting food, using earthenware or glassware instead of plastic, etc. This is because he had a young doctor who taught him from an early age to run with little things and to live modestly. Her 90-year-old grandfather teaches her to use natural resources sparingly. They do not waste even the smallest piece of newspaper or clothing. Growing up in such an environment, Benorita has been fond of sewing since she was in school. Her dream was to make a career in fashion designing.

After earning a bachelor's degree in fashion designing, he did a master's degree in sustainable fashion from Lovely Professional University in Phagwara, Punjab, then taught at a fashion college for a while, but felt that he should work with the fashion industry. Worked. During this time he saw how much the clothes in the form of garbage in the garment factory or boutique house harmed the environment! He realized that the fashion industry was the second most polluting industry in the world. In 2014, she returned to her hometown Bhubaneswar and in 2014, she started her own fashion brand called 'Ladyben'. As a child, he saw weavers come to his mother to sell cotton sari, so when Benorita Das started her own fashion brand, she went to places like Sonpur, Bargarh, Balangir, Sambalpur and met the weavers and explained to them why you leave the handloom. . Benorita wants Ikat to reach out to a wider community like Chanderi cloth.

Benorita decided that her brand would be eco-friendly. So the first thing she did was start her products with the clothes she had. Thus began his journey with zero investment. Used extra clothing for the first two months. Used Favicol with sewing, but felt that Favicol would not work if the products had to be made attractive. Having to embroider on it, he started collecting slices of cloth grown from different tailors and boutiques in the city. If she went to the tailor and asked for such a cut, they would give it to him, because it would be a question of disposing of it for them. In addition to tailors, he started taking such clothes from three or four factories in the city. Thus five to six bags a week began to meet the cut. It sorts all the slices according to the type of fabric i.e. cotton, satin, synthetic. It then sorts by color. All these are made into clothes according to its design and then products are made from it.

Through such a process Benorita today manufactures about twenty-five types of products such as dresses, jewelery, handbags, curtains, backsheets and sells them at fairs and exhibitions held in different cities. She also participated in the India Kids Fashion Week held at Taj Bengal Kolkata. Ladyben also has stores in Bhubaneswar and Shahpur Jat area in Delhi.

Initially no tailor was willing to collect and sew all these clippings. The new clothes seemed easy to them. So when Benorita started, she had only one young lady working. Today her team has sixteen members. She invites students to her store rather than fashion courses and is also doing internships. The business, which started with zero investment, now has an annual turnover of Rs one lakh. He also wants to start a store abroad. He believes that it will be a waste for the one who throws the clothes, but for me it is a treasure.

Friendship of the heart instead of hatred

He ran for president in a student union election. Surprisingly, he won the election by defeating seven opponents and became the president of the student body.

The world is going through new experiences due to the Ko Rona epidemic. If we saw despair and despair somewhere, we could feel the fragrance of humanity pervading among all of them. They worked together to help each other cope with the epidemic. One such person is Momin Saqib. Momin was born on November 3, 19 in a wealthy family in Lahore.

After studying at the renowned Lahore Grammar School in Pakistan, he came to London in 2013 to pursue further studies and graduated from King's College London with a degree in Computer Science and Management. A brilliant believer can perform very well in studies from childhood. At school he always participated in cultural programs. The way she talked impressed the Sami person and that is why Momin quickly became popular in this college in London by gaining a place in Sahu's heart.

Gradually, he became so popular with students that he was encouraged to run for the King's College London Student Union election. In the beginning, Momin did not pay much attention to this. He thought that all his friends were joking, but when he started saying it again and again, he thought about it seriously.

He filed his candidature for the presidency in the 2012 student body elections. Surprisingly, he won the election by defeating seven rivals and became the president of the student body. Surprisingly, for the first time in its 15-year history, a non-European was elected! He gained worldwide fame and confidence. He visited Arizona State University in the United States and New South Wales University in Australia to develop student organizations.

As president of the student union, he criticized some of Donald Trump's policies. In Britain's democratic environment, he raised the voice of international student demands. In 2014, Momin Saqib launched a campaign demanding that the university remain open to international students during the Christmas holidays. His request was accepted, and a free lunch was arranged for foreign students at King's College London over Christmas.

Momin Saqib, who boldly expresses his views, has millions of followers on social media. Momin, a fan of Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi, is very fond of cricket, but in 2014 he made a video titled 'Dil Ro Raha Hai' criticizing fitness. It went so viral that it became world famous. He also appealed for the release of Indian Wing Commander Abhinandan.

Two of his TV serials have become popular in Pakistan. He had to stay in London due to the epidemic of Kovid-12. While the lockdown was going on in London, he found out that the National Health Service staff at some community hospitals were not getting meals. When the surrounding restaurant was closed, Momin, along with some friends, launched the 'One Million Meals' campaign.

Well known author Arif Anees was awarded the 'Brain of the Year' award. The idea began to be implemented within forty-eight hours after it came up. In less than a week, food was delivered to four and a half thousand people, including doctors, nurses, police officers and firefighters.

Under this campaign, more than one lakh packets of food and other essential items have been delivered by the volunteers till March 2021. , Hospitals, trusts, food banks delivered packets of these meals from different places to help the employees of National Health Service and Corona Warriors.

His work was noted by the BBC, Sky News and The Guardian. The Commonwealth honored him as the 'Commonwealth Youth Coward-19 Hero'. 7-year-old Momin believes that life is too short, don't hate it, love it.