Field notes from rural Rajasthan

Field stories

Exploring communities, traditions, innovations, and lived experiences through field visits, interviews, observation, and community engagement.

Why field stories matter

Field visits allow KRITI to understand local realities, traditional knowledge systems, livelihoods, community challenges, and opportunities for innovation.

  • Rajasthan
  • Narhar, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan
  • Pilani, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan

Stories from the field

An artisan in Chirawa shapes bright pink lac around a wooden tool at a metal work surface.

Rajasthan

Chirawa

Weaving color into the fabric of time

Renowned for its exquisite Lac bangles and Bandhej artisans, preserving traditional craftsmanship.

Rows of rounded clay pots on the floor of a brick-walled workshop in Jherli.

Rajasthan

Jherli

A story of water, clay, and resilience

A community deeply rooted in pottery artisanry and village life, facing and adapting to water scarcity contexts.

Five women in Narhar display red and yellow patterned Bandhej textiles.

Narhar, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan

Narhar

A Comprehensive Phenomenological Investigation into the Bandhej Saree Artisans

A study of the Bandhej resist-dye saree tradition in Narhar, organised through the Ambuja Agency Self-Help Group Cooperative.

An artisan in Pilani cuts a pink-and-white strip of lac at his workbench.

Pilani, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan

Pilani

A Study into the Lac Bangle Craft of the Shekhawati Region

An examination of lac bangle craft as a prospective vehicle of rural livelihood generation in Pilani and the surrounding Shekhawati region.