Noor Jahan Kalandar

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Noor Jahan Kalandar is a skilled aari-tari embroidery artisan. She has supported her family through crafts such as sewing and weaving from a young age. Currently, she works as an aari-tari artisan from her in-laws’ home. She is also teaching this craft to other young girls in the community to help them become self-reliant.


Articles by Noor Jahan Kalandar


members of rajasthan's kalandar community doing aari-tari embroidery on fabric--livelihoods

October 8, 2024
Stitching a future: Women from the Kalandar community weave together livelihoods
After losing their livelihood due to the Wildlife Protection Act, women from the denotified Kalandar community in Tonk turned to aari-tari embroidery.
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