The Indian government’s inability to respond to the oxygen crisis shows the limitations of its centralized “Make in India” strategy. Given its vast diversity, however, India needs a decentralized manufacturing strategy. Makers in India are showing the way. In 2020, the M19 Makers Collective built 1 million face shields in a decentralized manner in record time, saving thousands of lives. Now the M19 Collective is activating local communities across India to crowdsource production of 2900 M19 Oxikit, an open-source oxygen concentrator, using locally sourced parts and materials in over 290 cities, towns and villages in India.