India, Aug. 21 -- There's something about meeting someone who truly walks the talk. In an age where "sustainability" has become a marketing buzzword, Ankit Bhansali's life and work stand apart, quiet, grounded, and deeply intentional. The first time I heard about JuteHuggr, it wasn't the products that caught my attention, but the philosophy: a belief that small, thoughtful changes can protect the planet we all share. And behind it all, a man who left behind a comfortable corporate career to work with one of the humblest yet most powerful natural fibres our land has given us, jute.

Ankit grew up with an awareness of the environment that went beyond token gestures. "If we're producing something new, we're impacting the environment in some ...