Vidya
From Artisans to Brands
For centuries, India’s artisans have been job workers for others. Their talents have been
used by top designers in the country and around the world without due credit. The
payments have always been negligible, even though they are the main stars of many
haute couture collections at fashion weeks. Meher Castelino writes about an initiative
that is slowly transforming artisans into designers.
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