Garima Agarwal is a Master in Public Policy student at the Harvard Kennedy School. With a background in architecture and urban development, her work lies at the intersection of the future of work, cities, and equity.

Stories13 Mar 2026

• Handicrafts as ‘Empowerment’: The Double-Edged Reality of Chikankaari

  Chikankaari has provided income to millions of women, but it systematically avoids changing the things that actually constitute empowerment: control over production and bargaining power

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