Chamatkar is the story of Eternity, one of Auroville's beach-front communities where for the past thirty years, a coastal reforestation project has been undertaken. Inspired by the works of Sri Aurobindo and the wonder of their children, they witnessed the regenerative power of Nature, especially so following the destruction engendered by the 2004 Tsunami.

After this cataclysm they watched and saw the dark, grey, battered earth responding to the inexorable pull of nature in a colorful dance of rebirth; the first butterflies reappearing, the first buds. It was this colors this dance, which helped inspire the Chamatkar line of products. Nature had been playing infinite sign- she rebuilt herself and it is through play that Chamatkar aims to help children create their own stories to generate their own languages.

Playing and learning are integrated by Chamatkar in a series of genres, costumes, craft-kits and accessories, both malleable and mobile, which provide your children the opportunity they deserve, to explore and make real the magical worlds they contain within them. Children love to perform for their family and we love to see them performing.

Anna completed her degree in Education and Art and is the mother of five children. Having lived for twenty years in Auroville and raising her family here, she became inspired by what Sri Aurobindo's termed "the magic underlying simple shapes ", and curious to find ways to reveal "the invisible deep-fraught significances" surrounding her. Chamatkar is one such catalyst of revelation.

Jitta is the engine behind Chamatkar. She is the mother of two children and has undertaken a course in teacher training. Having grown up in Auroville, she is strongly connected with the magic and Nature surrounding us here. It is Jitta's strength and perseverance which have truly given flight to the wings of Chamatkars vision.

Vijay was the first person to be trained in the creation of our designs. With her training in tailoring and cutting, Vijaya has magic in her hands. She loves the stories about the fairies, Whom she calls "Pooh Bhagavan" or flower gods.