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Kerala Nuns Build New Lives Through Stand By Me
Three nuns in Kerala started a clothing business called Stand By Me.
They had been involved in a long legal case involving allegations against Bishop Franco Mulakkal.
In 2023, financial help they received at their convent stopped.
They needed money for food, clothing and medicines.
So they used their old sewing skills to make clothes and other items.
Supporters helped them obtain sewing machines.
Their products now include nighties, tops, bags and table items.
They have sold products at exhibitions and hired two workers.
They also hope to begin selling online.
The business gives them a way to earn money and live more independently.
Three Kerala nuns linked to a high-profile rape case launched the clothing venture Stand By Me.
They started the business after financial assistance at their convent was stopped in 2023.
The venture sells nighties, churidar tops, co-ord sets, bags, table mats and runners.
The nuns plan to expand online and have employed two workers with help from supporters.
Bishop Franco Mulakkal was acquitted in 2022, while the nun who accused him challenged the verdict.
- Who
- Three nuns at the Kuravilangadu convent, including the nun who accused former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal.
- What
- They launched Stand By Me, a clothing venture producing and selling garments, bags and household items.
- Where
- The venture is based at a convent in Kuravilangadu, Kerala, with exhibition sales held in Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram.
- When
- The venture began after their financial assistance was stopped in 2023; the article says they hope to begin online sales within a month.
- Why
- They needed an independent livelihood after financial support ended and found employment difficult because of their association with the legal case.
Key facts
- Venture
- Stand By Me
- Founders
- Three nuns from a convent in Kuravilangadu, Kerala
- Products
- Nighties, churidar tops, co-ord sets, bags, table mats and runners
- Employment
- The venture has employed two workers
- Sales
- Exhibitions have been held in Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram
- Financial support
- Assistance at the convent was stopped in 2023
- Legal case
- Franco Mulakkal was acquitted by a local court in 2022; the verdict was later challenged in the Kerala High Court
Quotes
Nun who raised allegations against Bishop Franco Mulakkal
One of the three nuns involved in the legal case against the former bishop
“We have decided to take it forward on a larger scale. There are many people who have stood by us, and it was they who suggested the name 'Stand By Me'.”
rediff.com
“We need money for food, clothes and medicines. When those things were denied to us, we decided to work and earn for ourselves.”
rediff.com
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