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Traditional craftspeople in India are breaking free from local markets by selling their handmade goods online. Technology is helping village artisans find customers thousands of miles away without changing how they make their crafts.
In India's Khammam district, children from the Koya and Gond tribes are turning a centuries-old hunting skill into Olympic-level archery excellence. Their bow-and-arrow tradition has already produced over 150 national gold medalists.
A Groote Eylandt hunter won the spear-throwing contest at Australia's Barunga Festival, hitting a target from 35 metres away using skills he learned as a boy fishing for trevally. Over 80 competitors, including US Marines and tourists, joined Indigenous experts to celebrate culture through traditional skills like spear-making, basket-weaving, and dance.
In India's leather footwear capital, family workshops are cutting out middlemen and selling directly to customers. Their biggest challenge isn't competition, it's proving their handmade shoes are genuinely made of real leather.
