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One Town Keeps India’s 500-year-old Papermaking Industry Alive (www.youtube.com)

Paper factories in Sanganer, India still produce each sheet by hand one by one. 

Paper factories in Sanganer, India still produce each sheet one by one.

The industry has withstood colonization and foreign competition since papermaking communities first arrived in India around the 16th century.

Check inside Kalpana Handmade Paper Industries to see how the craft is still standing.

Check their website here – http://kalpanahandmadepaper.com

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