From scrap to sensory dawn.
Arunarya is a youth-led sustainable social enterprise from Saharanpur — India's woodcraft capital. We rescue offcuts from the city's carving workshops and turn them into multi-sensory tools of touch, sound and scent for children with autism or visual impairment, for elders, and for physically challenged patients — while giving local artisans fair, dignified work.
A sixteen-year-old's promise.
Young changemakers behind the dawn.
Founder, patrons, medical advisory board, advisory board and a student collective — designing, researching and telling the story of zero-waste sensory craft.
Sixteen-year-old founder, artist and changemaker. Grew up among Saharanpur's carving workshops and, after visits to blind schools with her doctor parents, turned discarded wood scrap into sensory tools for children and elders who learn through touch, sound and scent.
Surgeon and hospital director, guiding Arunarya on clinical safety, hygiene and the therapeutic value of every tool that reaches a patient or a child.
Educator and patron, supporting Arunarya's school outreach and its work in bringing inclusive, sensory learning into classrooms.
Chief neurosurgeon and medical educator who joins Arunarya's public conversations on neurodiversity, advising on safe, therapeutic design for children and adults with neurological differences.
Paediatrician with deep experience in child and rehabilitative care, helping shape tools that are gentle on small or unsteady hands and reassuring for caregivers.
Physiotherapist specialising in post-orthopaedic surgery rehabilitation, reviewing each sensory design for grip, motion range and recovery value.
Educator for children with special needs, translating classroom and therapy-room experience into practical guidance for families, teachers and caregivers using Arunarya tools.
Medical student advising on geriatric and paraplegic use-cases — grip safety, hygiene and rehabilitation value of each tool.
Leads product research — studying occupational-therapy literature and testing textures, weights and sound chambers with therapists before a design reaches the workshop.
Tells Arunarya's story online — artisan portraits, before-after scrap journeys and campaign films that carry Saharanpur's craft to a wider audience.
Sketches and prototypes the forms — translating traditional jaali and floral motifs into shapes safe for small and unsteady hands.
Coordinates scrap collection from Saharanpur workshops and tracks how much wood is diverted from burning each month.
Connects with special schools and elder-care homes, running product trials and gathering feedback from teachers and caregivers.
Measures Arunarya's impact — waste diverted, natural finishes used and the carbon saved by rescuing wood instead of burning it.
Writes and translates every usage guide into Hindi and English so families and caregivers can use each tool confidently.
Builds CSR and institutional partnerships — grants, artisan training funds and product distribution to special schools.
Supports the Arunarya team with experience from Smytten in Ahmedabad and an academic foundation from Nirma University.