About Us
Welcome to Hastakala by Herbiznet, your go-to destination for unique handmade gifts from local women-owned businesses. We also offer a wide range of arts and crafts workshops, membership options for our workshops, custom order services, and craft fairs. Our mission is to support local women artisans and provide a platform for them to showcase their creativity and talent.
(Left to right - Leena Nashikkar, Gautami Joglekar, Anuja Palsule)
We believe in creating not just art, but also impact. As part of our commitment to social responsibility, we support annual charity drives and community causes throughout the year. Our space also showcases and sells social impact products, including upcycled and eco-conscious creations made by local artisans and women-led initiatives.
Every purchase contributes to a greater purpose — from supporting environmental sustainability to empowering underrepresented communities. When you shop or create with us, you’re helping us make a difference, one handmade piece at a time.
Meet the team
We are a business network for and by women owned businesses. Our virtual studio is owned by Gautami Joglekar, Anuja Palsule and Leena Nashikkar.
Gautami - Herbiznet.com is an intellectual property of Herbiznet LLC. Herbiznet LLC is founded by Gautami based on the experience of collaborating with local women entrepreneurs. She successfully executed few such collaborations and expanded this opportunity with other like minded women entrepreneurs near and far. It is proven that the collaboration helps women entrepreneurs to empower each other by leveraging their existing networks and expanding into untapped networks. Past collaborations had offered holiday gift bundles.
She has been successfully organizing craft fairs and conducting workshops by collaborating with artisans in her network. Hastakala studio is the next station on this journey.
She is also a proud owner of FabArtG. A side hustle started with the mission to help the community and first responders during the 2019/2020 pandemic. With this mission in mind, FabArtG expanded its product offerings to practical fabric items for every household.
Anuja - A proud owner of Pretsy Creations is an interior designer and artist. I found inspiration in many art forms. I work with various art forms. Original Art in Mixed, At Pretsy Creations We work in mixed media like pens, pencils, charcoal, watercolors, acrylics and oils on paper or canvas. Depending on the size and material, we sell the art either framed or unframed. Our drawing / painting styles include Representational, Abstract, Landscape and Contemporary Still Life. Occasionally we also create collages including paper, fabric and other materials. All our art is 100% original designed and created in our studios. We use basic frames in wood or metal, with or without mounts.
Leena - A proud owner of Krutee Creations. It is an initiative started several years back to keep alive an artist within me by showcasing the rich culture of rural India through Warli, Madhubani, Gond and Kalmkari arts. I like to explore different art forms.
We feature handmade n handcrated artifacts from local women/family owned businesses. We have a wide range of products from baking kits, after meal treats, jewelry, pottery, candles, purses, totes, quilts, mosaic wall art, original and reproduced paintings, pencil drawings, notecards, greeting cards, resin art wall decor, paper quilling decor, incense sticks etc. We specialize in Indian ethnic art/paintings including Madhubani, Warli, Kolam, Kalamkari on different materials