Nishanth Muraleedharan — Co-Founder

I lead the Save Handloom Foundation, a public charitable trust working to preserve India’s handloom heritage while equipping weavers with modern tools like Blockchain, AI, and AR. In a world where fashion has become one of the biggest polluters, I push for slow fashion—buy thoughtfully, use longer, waste less—to counter landfills, fast fashion culture, and the rising danger of microplastics now found even in human blood and the brain, which are now also linked to rising infertility rates worldwide, with one in six individuals facing fertility issues. Through Handlooom.com and DesiFusions.com, we’re building the world’s first blockchain-enabled marketplace for both handmade and machine-made natural fiber products. Every item carries a Digital Product Passport with QR and NFC technology, giving full traceability from seed to shelf. Vendors can proudly showcase authentic work, customers can verify every step of their product’s journey, and counterfeiters are left with nowhere to hide. We’ve already implemented this technology in a Kerala handloom cooperative society, and we’re now working to scale it across India—strengthening trust, boosting sustainability, and protecting the future of the handloom industry.

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Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 23 yrs 3 mos