About Us

Global Riva is India's largest private platform for products that are made from traditional techniques, skills and hand-based processes.

Global Riva links over 55,000 craft based rural producers to modern urban markets, thereby creating a base for skilled, sustainable rural employment, and preserving India's traditional handicrafts in the process.

Global Riva's products are natural, craft based, contemporary, and affordable.

The Vision

At Global Riva we celebrate India, and endeavor to bring all that we love about India to customers around the world.

The Mission

We will harness the transformative power of a well-run business committed to profitable growth in support of Global Riva’s Vision.

We will strengthen and support our community of customers, designers, artisans, farmers, makers and entrepreneurs inspired by India.

We will give our customers products that delight them by interpreting our rich heritage and traditional knowledge, while protecting the natural environment.

Values & Guiding Principles

To remain true to our company’s history and our founder’s original Vision: "In addition to making profits, our aims are constant development of new products, a fair, equitable and helpful relationship with our producers, and the maintenance of quality on which our reputation rests."
– John Bissell

To ensure that we delight our customers with our products and service, and always make them feel that they are getting great value for their money.

To design, make and sell products with intrinsic worth that comes from the original designs, knowledge, care and skill with which these are made.

To be true to our commitment and history as an ethical and trust-worthy brand promoting a stake-holder based community model of inclusive capitalism.

To constantly share our Vision with our employees, suppliers, business associates and customers, so that we collectively ensure that all our actions are in service of our Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles.

The Global Riva Head Office is located in Chennai at:

GLOBAL RIVA ENTERPRISES

GSTIN: 33BEWPR5737L1ZL

Head Office: N0.3A, Arcot Salai, Cowl Bazaar, Chennai, Tamilnadu – 600 074, India.