Artisans

"My association with designing, I think, dates back to my childhood. Ever since I can remember, I use to paint a lot – from my mom's sari to our curtains and even our bedspreads."  "I was born and brought up in Kashmir, and I loved the beautiful scenery and lovely climate there. We were just two girls, so we were really pampered by our parents. In the late 1980s, our family shifted from Srinagar to Jammu. There, everything was different – climate, lifestyle, language – but it didn't take us time to adjust.  "My association with designing, I think, dates back...

"The desire to create new designs each day is quite challenging, but the enthusiasm of my fellow artisans inspires us to create beautiful designs.""During my visits to remote areas in Rajasthan, like Barmer and Balotra, I came to realize that in order to survive in such arid difficult terrain, people have developed beautiful crafting techniques to earn a livelihood. I was fascinated by the awesomeness of their arts and crafts designs, and so I decided to work with them.  "I am Osho from the beautiful city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, known as the India's Pink City. Although I belong to Rajasthan,...

"Looking at my father's dedication towards his work greatly inspires me. Most importantly, to inherit his talent would be a great honor."

"Hello, I'm Siddique from Madhya Pradesh. I come from a beautiful city with great historic places as well as an exquisite arts and crafts heritage. Madhya Pradesh in general is rich in varied arts and crafts such as batik, painting, wood carvings, tribal painting etc., and I specialize in batik prints.

"What I love about my art is the coming together of colorful patches into one single panel – it's like putting together dreams of many women who once attired the garment.""Growing up in Chandigarh, I learned my art from my mother. As a child I would watch her putting together beautiful patches from the old clothes that we had at home. Slowly, I learned the art and started to enjoy it. I then got married to Sanjay, whose family also practices this traditional craft. Sanjay was a very keen interest in taking forward this colorful traditional art, so after our...

"The best part of my work is the ongoing innovation. I love generating new ideas." "Since my childhood, I have been an art lover. I've always admired the way a handcrafted product goes through so many hands before taking its final splendid form. "I'm Kamal Madan. I was expected to join my family's business, but my passion for handicrafts was so strong that I decided to venture into arts and crafts on my own. Initially, I went through a bad phase owing to a lack of money. It took a lot of hard work to reach a stable position. Today,...