Aranya Natural, based in Kerala, produces natural dyed fabrics. The fabrics are produced by specially abled associates. Around 60 per cent of Aranya Natural’s products are sold abroad. Increased awareness has created a big market abroad for natural dyes and organic cotton clothes. Though they are expensive people especially in Europe feel children should be protected from chemicals and prefer such products.

Shrishti, s the promoter of Aranya Natural runs programs for the education training and rehabilitation of the differently abled children of tea plantation workers in Munnar, a hilly region in Kerala. Most commercial dyers in India ignored the nation’s wealth of local techniques, instead using potentially carcinogenic chemicals like azos that were harming the environment. No organization in the country had fully explored the area of natural dyes and the very few centers that made them didn’t follow environmentally sound processes. Shrishti adopted conscientious practices to create naturally dyed products that would ensure the survival of not only natural dyeing techniques, but also the livelihoods of the communities. It decided it would be the first movers in this space and build a model for responsible eco-friendly processes, quality, and providing well-paying employment to differently abled young people. So was incepted Aranya Natural in 1994.