Wooden Chair

Anantha's grandfather carved wooden chairs for fifty years in Srirangam's bustling bazaar. The old Tamil poet would sit on one, composing verses about devotion and time. When Anantha inherited the workshop, he modernized it carefully, creating chairs that honored tradition while earning steady income through his carpentry business. One chair, weathered but sturdy, held generations. A photograph of it went viral on social media, reminding people why handcrafted beauty matters. The response was overwhelming—people wanted pieces of that heritage, that human touch. Now Anantha's work sustains his family while preserving his grandfather's legacy. The chair became more than furniture; it became a bridge connecting past and present, craft and community.