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About Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad

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Lijjat's own account of how seven women in one building in Girgaum, Mumbai, started making papad on 15 March 1959, and grew into a women's organisation of more than 45,000 members with 83 branches. The plainest Indian proof that a home business started with almost nothing can scale.

  • Lijjat began with 7 women in one residential building in 1959.
  • It now counts more than 45,000 member sisters across India.
  • It began with papad and later added masala, atta and detergent.
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