Shanti Paswan believes in turning trash to cash with her trendy go green effort

Shanti Paswan (32) got married in her early twenties, when she was pursuing graduation from Daulat Ram College, Delhi. Financial problems in the family made her quit higher education. She started working with a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) dedicated to child development, to help her husband financially. That was the turning point in her life.u00a0u00a0

Soon, Shanti was on to her very own mission, her NGO. She founded Jansanchar in 2000.

The organisation imparts training to underprivileged women and young girls in slum areas in the capital, in order to turn trash into trendy. The stuff that is made with waste material and discarded cloth material, makes its way to some of the coolest shops in Delhi, including the popular People Tree in Connaught Place. Shanti had always fancied the idea of recycled fashion, but she never thought it would become her profession, mission and life goal one day.

Junk is funk: Shanti Paswan (top left) supplies her eco-friendly creations to popular apparel chains. Pics/Subhash Barolia Read Next Story Doffing their hats› Trending Stories Latest Photos Latest Videos Latest Web Stories ADVERTISEMENT Mid-Day Fast ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT