Your customers
- Chhau and folk dance troupes
- Monasteries and Bhaona groups (Majuli)
- Emporia, fairs and gift shops
- Hotels and interior designers
- Theatre groups, film and event companies
- Online buyers
- Exporters
Clothing and textiles · Makers and factories
MatruOS for a mask and puppet maker
Set up the way a mask and puppet maker runs: masks and headdresses for Chhau, Bhaona and other dance troupes; decor masks and puppets for homes, hotels and gifts; commissions for theatre and film; puppet shows and workshops. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.
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What this solves
What a mask and puppet maker deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it
Today
Troupe and theatre orders run late because drying batches are not tracked against dates. Emporium consignment stock is lost track of and paid late.
In MatruOS
MatruOS sets up 7 routines, 1 workflow, 3 registers and 4 licences for a mask and puppet maker, with an AI team that reads your own records and prepares the work.
What changes
The right person is reminded at the right time, approvals wait for whoever decides, and every licence has a renewal reminder. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Where you sit
MatruOS starts from how your business earns
Who you sell to, who you buy from, how credit moves and where you sit in the chain decide how your screens, reminders and reports are set up.
- material sellers
- mask or puppet artisan
- troupe, emporium, fair, online or exporter
- performer or buyer
Your suppliers
- Clay, paper and cloth sellers
- Gamhar or mango wood sellers
- Goat skin dealers (leather puppets)
- Colours, zari, beads, sholapith and feathers sellers
- Packing material sellers
Credit and cash
Troupes pay an advance and the rest on delivery; emporia 30-90 days or consignment; online 7-15 days; exporters 30-60 days; materials for cash
Pre-season troupe orders bring cash Jan-Mar; fair income Oct-Mar; emporium money slow
Your screens use your words
CustomerBuyerItemMaskInvoiceBillproductCharacter
How it works
How MatruOS is set up for a mask and puppet maker
Set-up takes a few minutes. After that, you change only what is different in your business.
- Describe the business in one lineFor example "Mask and puppet maker", typed when you sign up.
- Recognised as a mask and puppet makerRoutines, workflows, registers, items, licences and the AI team for this trade are set up for you.
- Bring your dataCustomers, items and balances come across from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others. For Tally, our team helps you move the data while Tally import is checked on the live app.
- Approve and runThe AI team prepares the routine work. A person approves anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes.
Your AI team
What the AI team does for a mask and puppet maker
Each job goes to a member of your AI team. It reads your own records and prepares the work. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Compares batches with order dates, flags orders at risk and drafts progress messages with photos to buyers
Asks you before sending
Drafts online listings with the character's story, dance form, size and price
Asks you before sending
Matches consignment stock and fair stock with sales and cash, and drafts reminders for dues past 60 days
Asks you before sending
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How you run
Your routines, already on a timetable
Each routine has a time, a person and its steps with the checks that matter. MatruOS reminds the right person and keeps the record. Open one to see its steps.
Every day
7:30 amLay paper and cloth layers on moulds
- 1Lay the day's layers on clay moulds
- 2Set the batch in the sun and note it in the batch book
2:00 pmPaint and finish dry masks
- 1Paint base colours then features and expressions
- 2Fix headgear and check balance on the head
Every week
MonOrder and commission status
- 1Compare batches drying and painted with order dates
- 2Send photos and dates to buyers
ThuPhotograph and list finished pieces
- 1Photograph finished pieces in daylight
- 2Write the character, story and size for each listing
Every month
10thEmporium and exporter dues
- 1Match consignment stock with sales reported
- 2Send reminders for dues past 60 days
Every year
AugFair and exhibition calendar
- 1Apply for state, Surajkund and Dilli Haat fairs
- 2Plan stock by fair
Workflows
Each stage goes to the person who handles it
Work passes stage by stage to the right person. Stages marked for approval wait for the person who decides.
Troupe or theatre commission
- 1Characters and head sizes taken
- 2Advance receivedNeeds approval
- 3Moulded and dried
- 4Painted and headgear fixed
- 5Fit checked by the dancer
- 6Delivered and paid
Registers and SOPs
Your registers and standards
Registers hold the fields this trade records. SOPs carry the steps and checks, so work is done the same way every time.
Order and commission book
Mould and drying batch book
Stock and consignment
Paper-and-clay mask making
Masks dry without cracks and keep their shape
Dance mask fit and safety
Dancers can see, breathe and move safely
Items and licences
Your first bill is right, and no licence lapses
Starter items arrive with unit, HSN and GST rate. The registrations this business usually needs are listed with a reminder before each one expires.
| Item | HSN | GST |
|---|---|---|
| Chhau mask (small decor) | 4823 | 5% |
| Chhau mask with headgear (dance size) | 4823 | 5% |
| Durga or Mahishasura full headdress | 4823 | 5% |
| Kushmandi wooden mask | 4420 | 5% |
| Majuli mukha mask | 4602 | 5% |
| Kathputli pair (string puppets) | 9503 | 5% |
| Leather shadow puppet (painted) | 4205 | 5% |
| Puppet show or mask workshop | 999692 | 18% |
- Udyam (MSME) registration
- GST registrationIf it applies
- Import Export Code (IEC)If it applies
- Export council membership (RCMC)If it applies
Your people
The people who run it, each with their own login
Each person sees the screens and reminders for the work they do.
Master artisanSculpts moulds and faces, paints expressions, takes troupe commissions.
ArtisanLays paper and cloth layers, carves wood, cuts leather, sticks headgear.
Family helperDries and smooths, packs, sells at fairs, lists online.
Not covered yet
- Sending messages, bills and reminders on WhatsApp from MatruOS is not live yet. Today they go by link, QR code or email, and from your own phone in one tap.
- Live bank and UPI feeds are not connected yet. Upload a bank statement and MatruOS reads it into payments for you to confirm.
Questions people ask
How long does it take to set up MatruOS for a mask and puppet maker?
Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "Mask and puppet maker". MatruOS picks this business type and sets up everything on this page in a few minutes. You then get a 7-day free trial, no card needed.
Do I have to type all of this in?
No. The routines, workflows, registers, items, licences and AI team on this page arrive already set up. You change what is different in your business, and bring your customers, items and balances from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others, with our team's help for Tally data.
Can I change the routines and workflows?
Yes. Every routine, workflow, register and SOP is yours to rename, retime, switch off or add to. MatruOS keeps the rest of the system in step with your changes.
What does the AI team do without asking me?
It runs routine checks and prepares drafts. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval. The one exception you can choose is payment reminders, which go out on their own once you have checked them and switched them on.
Clothing and textiles
Other makers and factories in clothing and textiles
Run a mask and puppet maker on one system Set up for your trade when you sign up.
Describe your business once. MatruOS sets up your apps, brings in your data and puts Muni and the AI team to work, with your approval on every step that matters. 7-day free trial, no card needed.
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