The search for eco-friendly and non-toxic toys for her own children resulted in Meeta Sharma Gupta’s transformation from computer scientist to toy designer.
My heart however, was always in India, and it was only a matter of time before I decided to move back. In the US, my older son used to play with natural and open ended toys – completely non-electronic but great fun and high quality! When we moved back to India, I looked for similar toys for my younger one but didn’t find many, and the ones I found were either low quality or very expensive. I wondered if this was something I could create in India. I realized that there was increased awareness among parents, increased focus on better childhoods for their children, and a greater expectation regarding the quality and philosophy of toys. With disposable incomes growing, the fragmented market seemed ready for disruption.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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