Dastkar

Dastkar
Formation1981
TypeNGO
HeadquartersKisan Haat, Andheria Morh, Mehrauli
Delhi-74 [1]
Servicescrafts promotion
Chairperson
Laila Tyabji
Websitewww.dastkar.org

Dastkar is an Indian non-government organisation working with craftspeople across India, for promotion and revival of traditional crafts of India.[2] It was founded in 1981 in Delhi, by a group of six women, including Laila Tyabji, its current chairperson.[3]

A traditional Bagh Print craftsman Mohammed Bilal Khatri from Bagh, Madhya Pradesh, at Dastkar Design Fair, 2015

Today, it is synonymous with the Dasktar Mela, a crafts exhibition it organises every year since 1982.

  1. ^ Handicrafts India Yearbook. Handicrafts India. 1990. p. 355.
  2. ^ Tankha, Madhur (9 August 2013). "Neighbourhood handicrafts at Delhi Dastkar bazaar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Organization". Dastkar. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.