When Gifts Grow on Trees: How Aadivasi.org is Redefining Christmas and New Year Gifting
As December rolls in, cities begin to sparkle. Fairy lights wrap around trees, corporate offices hum with party plans, and emails start flooding in with subject lines like “Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Employees” or “Best Year-End Corporate Hampers 2025”. The gifting season brings joy, but also an overdose of glitter, plastic, and sameness. Most gifts are soon forgotten, some are recycled, and a few are quietly discarded and end up in landfills.This year, something refreshingly different is blooming in the heart of India. Aadivasi.org, a social enterprise rooted in Jharkhand and Mumbai, is turning the entire concept of gifting on its head. It offers beautiful, eco-friendly handicrafts absolutely free in return for contributions towards social and environmental causes like tree plantation, mi...










