8 Master Artisans
Master Silk Weaver Ramasamy at his pit-loom in Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu GI Tag #16
Kanchipuram Silk Saree
Silk Saree Korvai Weave

S. Ramasamy

Meenakshi Weavers Collective
4th Gen · 38+ Yrs

Weaves pure mulberry silk bridal sarees with 2-ply gold zari on traditional pit-looms using heritage Korvai interlocking.

Mulberry Silk Korvai Border Gold Zari Pit-Loom
Ceramic Master Gopal Lal Prajapat painting Blue Pottery in Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan GI Tag #43
Jaipur Blue Pottery Vase
Cobalt Vase Quartz Craft

Gopal Lal Prajapat

Kot Jewar Pottery Guild
3rd Gen · 28+ Yrs

Handcrafts clay-free quartz glazed blue pottery and hand-paints intricate Persian floral arabesques with squirrel-hair brushes.

Quartz Dough Cobalt Glaze Kiln Fired Multani Mitti
Master Weaver Mohammad Ansari at his Banaras Jacquard loom
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh GI Tag #99
Banarasi Silk Brocade
Kadwa Silk Gold Zari Jaal

Mohammad Ansari

Ansari Heritage Looms
Master · 40+ Yrs

Master of the rare Kadwa jacquard technique, individually hand-etching metallic gold zari motifs with zero floating threads.

Pure Katan Silk Kadwa Technique Gold Zari Handloom
Master Pashmina Artisan Bashir Ahmad Dar in Srinagar
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir GI Tag #46
Kashmir Pashmina Shawl
Pashmina Sozni Needle

Bashir Ahmad Dar

Dar Pashmina Crafts Collective
Master · 35+ Yrs

Spins 12-micron Changthangi mountain cashmere on traditional charkhas and embroiders heirloom Sozni needlework shawls.

12µm Cashmere Sozni Needle Plant Dyes Pure Pashmina
Master Craftsman Devappa Gowda at work in Channapatna
Channapatna, Karnataka GI Tag #23
Channapatna Wooden Toys
Wooden Toys Organic Lacquer

Devappa Gowda

Channapatna Toy Artisans Guild
Turner · 25+ Yrs

Lathe-turns seasoned ivory wood and polishes each piece with child-safe natural turmeric and indigo organic lac dyes.

Ivory Wood Organic Lacquer 100% Child Safe Lathe Turned
Mithila Folk Artist Asha Jha painting in Madhubani, Bihar
Madhubani, Bihar GI Tag #105
Madhubani Folk Painting
Folk Art Tree of Life

Asha Jha

Mithila Women Artists Collective
Folk Artist · 22+ Yrs

Paints sacred Tree of Life and peacock motifs on handmade cotton-rag paper using fine bamboo nibs and natural plant pigments.

Handmade Paper Bamboo Nib Plant Dyes Mithila Lore
Tribal Metal Sculptor Rameshwar Baghel at work in Bastar
Bastar, Chhattisgarh GI Tag #83
Bastar Dhokra Brass Figurine
Dhokra Brass Lost-Wax Cast

Rameshwar Baghel

Bastar Tribal Metalcraft Collective
Tribal Lineage

Casts one-of-a-kind bell metal bronze and brass sculptures using the ancient 4,000-year-old lost-wax (Cire Perdue) method.

Lost-Wax (Cire Perdue) Bell Metal Beeswax Coiling Riverbed Clay
Leather Artisan Santosh Kamble crafting Kolhapuri sandals
Kolhapur, Maharashtra GI Tag #131
Kolhapuri Leather Sandals
Leather Chappal Veg-Tanned

Santosh Kamble

Kolhapur Leather Guild
3rd Gen · 30+ Yrs

Handcrafts 100% vegetable-tanned footwear with babul bark dye, hand-braided leather cords, and zero metal nails.

Veg-Tanned Leather Babul Bark Dye Hand-Braided Zero Metal

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