Holi Hai! A Festival of Color Celebrating the Women of India

On March 5, 2026, join Ibu in Charleston, SC, for Holi Hai!—our International Women’s Day Gala—a dazzling night of fashion, food, and festivity celebrating India’s women artisans. 

Enjoy Indian-inspired cuisine, live entertainment, and a colorful runway of handcrafted designs, while honoring our 2026 Global Champions: Arushi Chowdhury Khanna, Mamta Varma, and Anita Reddy. 

Raise your paddle, ignite futures, and celebrate the fierce determination of women worldwide.

WOMEN IN INDIA MINI SUMMIT

Ibu will host a four-session summit on the morning of March 5, which will be held at the Charleston Library Society, featuring celebrated global leaders on the topics of culture and heritage, artisan design and impact, and women leaders around the country. Attendees will have an opportunity to engage with the speakers through Q&A sessions at the end of each presentation, and will be able to shop work from each of the speakers at the Ibu Showroom following the presentations.

Holi Hai! Presenting Sponsor

BEADED CROWN SPONSOR

Woven Narratives Sponsor

Embroidered Boubou Sponsor

About ibu

Global Fashion marketplace

Providing a marketplace for women's artisanal goods is our most effective tool for elevating women out of poverty and into a position of sovereignty over their lives.

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ARTISAN PARTNERS

A small team in Charleston, SC, Ibu collaborates with over 100 women's groups in 40 countries,providing living wages, and because of that, also self-respect, a voice in their communities, and food for their families.

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CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS

We respond to the needs of women’s artisan communities through our grants program, thereby strengthening their internal capacity to grow into self-sufficiency.

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