Bamboo Incense Stick Cluster, Nalbari - Design Clinic Scheme

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Interview with Mr. Bani Kalita Date of visit: 19 th July, 2013 Mr. Bani Kalita, a Guwahati based businessman and former resident of Tihu, is the founder of the NGO, the Bahumukhi Pratibha Vikas Samiti (Reg No. NAL/246/C/70). The foray into the incense stick industry is a new venture, with the Bahumukhi Incense Stick Product (BISP) factory in Tihu. His other business interests include a coke making factory - the first of its kind in Guwahati, and a fire-brick making factory among other interests. The round stick making factory, which beagan functioning in June 2013, is situated in his factory premises at Sonarpur, and he also plans to begin arrangements to enable the rolling process of incense stick making. Mr. Kalita is interested in entering the retail market for incense sticks and has toured the country to develop an understanding of the product and the availability of its varieties in India. He spoke about the difficulty of entering the retail market, given the intense competition in this sector, and the dominance of a few brands. In the course of the interview, he aired his views and requirements, which are as follows: • Gathering more information on machinery that will facilitate incense stick making, especially machines that coat the bamboo core stick with the masala mixture. (At present, most of the machinery installed in his factories are from Dewas, Madhya Pradesh) • Instate better market linkages for the incense sticks produced by the Bahumukhi Incense Stick Product. He wants to increase production in the factories and net better prices for the raw sticks. • Increase productivity and enable generation of more employment for the people of Assam Mr. Bani Kalita, founder of the Bahumukhi Pratibha Vikas Samiti • Conduct research into the scenting process of incense stick making, in order to provide a finished product • The development of a logo, packaging and a branding plan for the finished product 56 N.A.S for Bamboo Incense Stick Cluster, Nalbari | 2013 | Mridul Mitra, Design Consultant | Email: mridul.mitra@gmail.com
Proposals for product development for incense sticks • Dyeing the ends of the sticks in brighter colours • Dip dyeing upto a market point will serve as a guide for the rolling of masala • Can produce festival specific range of incense sticks using colours and scents • Colourful packets of finished sticks can be retailed as a gifting item • Introduce a range of incense sticks in different sizes • Conversion of the large amounts of waste bamboo, especially the nodes, into bamboo charcoal • Bamboo charcoal is popular product in South East Asian countries and lately European and South American countries, as it absorbs a number of air and water borne pollutants. • Manufacture of incense cones • Raw materials and processes are similar to those of incense stick making • This adds another product to the existing repertoire • Manufacture small accessories for incense sticks - such as a bamboo stand and ash collecting tray in one N.A.S for Bamboo Incense Stick Cluster, Nalbari | 2013 | Mridul Mitra, Design Consultant | Email: mridul.mitra@gmail.com 57
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Acknowledgements My experience of c
Page 5 and 6: Abstract The project Bamboo Incense
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Page 13 and 14: Bamboo culm is sawed into lengths o
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Page 23 and 24: Poor cleaning practices Workers in
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Page 27 and 28: Unit 2 - The Northeast Incense Powd
Page 29 and 30: Topic Workspace and Ergonomics Mach
Page 31 and 32: Bamboo slicer Slicer in action Tabl
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Page 37 and 38: List of regular employees No. Name
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Page 49 and 50: Unit 5 - Saujhi Self Help Group Con
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Page 59 and 60: No change in designs Lack of storag
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Page 65 and 66: Unit 9 - Sunita Cycle Stand Observa
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Page 77 and 78: List of handicraft artisans, Nalbar
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