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    Muktamani Devi is an innovator and entrepreneur from Manipur, India who founded Mukta Shoes Industry in 1990 to manufacture hand knitted woolen shoes. She was born in 1958 and raised by her widowed mother. Due to her initiative to knit shoes for her daughter, she realized there was opportunity and founded her company, which has since trained over 1,000 people. In 2022, she received the Padma Shri award for her distinguished service in trade and industry.

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    Muktamani Devi is an innovator and entrepreneur from Manipur, India who founded Mukta Shoes Industry in 1990 to manufacture hand knitted woolen shoes. She was born in 1958 and raised by her widowed mother. Due to her initiative to knit shoes for her daughter, she realized there was opportunity and founded her company, which has since trained over 1,000 people. In 2022, she received the Padma Shri award for her distinguished service in trade and industry.

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    Muktamani Devi

    Muktamani Devi (born in December 1958), also known as


    Muktamani Devi
    Moirangthem Muktamani Devi, is an innovator and entrepreneur
    from the Indian State of Manipur who, from humble beginnings, Born Manipur
    founded a firm to manufacture hand knitted woolen shoes. The Occupation(s) Innovator and
    shoes are manufactured in Mukta Shoes Industry, established in entrepreneur
    1990 and located in Kakching, Manipur. The firm is registered
    with the District Industries Center, Thoubal under wool and Known for Mukta Shoes
    knitting embroidery section.[1][2][3] Industry
    Awards Padma Shri award
    She also gives training to people in the craft of making shoes. She in 2022
    has already trained more than 1000 people.

    Early life
    Muktamani Devi, born in December 1958 and hailing from Kakching Moirangthem, Manipur, was raised
    by her widowed mother. She was married when she was only 17 years old. Muktamani used to work in a
    paddy field in the day and sell homemade snacks in the evening. She also used to knit carry bags and hair
    bands at night and would sell them to earn some extra money.[2] Her initiation to the world of
    entrepreneurship was accidental. It happened in 1989. When her daughter requested a new pair of shoes to
    replace her old worn-out shoes, unable to raise the money required to buy a new pair of shoes, Muktamani
    knitted woolen shoes for her daughter. These hand-knitted shoes caught the attention of the class teacher
    and friends and they demanded to make similar shoes for themselves. Muktamani immediately realized the
    opportunity and decided to start a small unit for the commercial production of hand-knitted woolen shoes.
    She founded the Mukta Shoes Industry, and in due course, due to sheer hard work in promoting the
    products, the products of Mukta Shoes Industry found their way to national and international markets.[2]

    Recognition: Padma Shri


    In the year 2022, Govt of India conferred the Padma Shri award, the third highest award in
    the Padma series of awards, on Muktamani Devi for her distinguished service in the field of
    trade and Industry.[4] The award is in recognition of her service as an "Inspirational Woman
    Entrepreneur from Manipur exporting and popularizing handcrafted woolen shoes".[5]

    Other recognitions/achievements
    Winner in the All Manipur Industry Mela (1993)[1]
    MSME Prize, Govt of India (2006 and 2009)[1]
    Citigroup Micro Entrepreneurship Award (National Award) (2006)[3]
    State Award to Master Craftsperson (2008)[3]
    Vasundhara NE Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2013-14 (2015)[3][6]
    True Legends Awards 2018 instituted by National Insurance and The Telegraph[7]

    See also
    Padma Shri Award recipients in the year 2022

    References
    1. "Manipur adds another feather to its cap through Moirangthem Muktamani" (https://www.busi
    ness-standard.com/article/news-ani/manipur-adds-another-feather-to-its-cap-through-moiran
    gthem-muktamani-113121000428_1.html). Business Standard. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
    2. Swetha Vangaveti. "Meet the woman who once worked in the paddy field has become a
    global entrepreneur" (https://bookofachievers.com/articles/paddy-field-worker-from-manipur-
    becomes-global-businesswoman-here-how). Book of Achievers. Retrieved 28 February
    2022.
    3. B Rakesh Sharma. "The journey of Moirangthem Muktamani Devi: From a humble mother to
    Padma Shri" (https://www.ifp.co.in/ifp-breaking-point/the-journey-of-moirangthem-muktamani
    -devi-from-a-humble-mother-to-padma-shri). Imphal Free Press. Imphal Free Press.
    Retrieved 28 February 2022.
    4. "Padma Awards 2022" (https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf) (PDF).
    Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India. Archived (https://web.archive.org/we
    b/20220125143803/https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf) (PDF) from
    the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
    5. "Padma Awards 2022" (https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/AwardeeTickets2022.aspx).
    Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India. Archived (https://web.archive.org/we
    b/20220129172910/https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/AwardeeTickets2022.aspx) from the
    original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
    6. "Muktamani gets entrepreneur award" (http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=5..200915.sep15). E-
    PAO (Now the World Knows). E-PAO (The Sangai Express). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
    7. Telegraph Beureau. "And so the legend goes..." (https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-benga
    l/and-so-the-legend-goes/cid/1415497) The Telegraph Online. The Telegraph. Retrieved
    28 February 2022.

    Additional reading
    Rishika Agarwal. "How a Manipur mother's hand-knitted shoes found global market" (https://
    30stades.com/2021/06/11/how-manipur-woman-entrepreneur-muktamani-hand-knitted-hand
    made-woollen-shoes-global-market/). 30 Stades. 30 Stades.com. Retrieved 28 February
    2022.

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