Udaipur

Sadhna is a social enterprise established in 1988 to provide alternative means of livelihood for women in Udaipur’s rural and impoverished areas. Starting with just a small group of 15 women, it has grown to a large family of 714 women artisans, who create exquisite traditional handicrafts. We will visit the women of Sadhna in the village temple of Delwara, and chat to them over a cup of tea. We’l..

For centuries, the traditional artisans of Udaipur have created beautiful woven, printed, dyed and embroidered silks and cottons. These crafts have been practiced and passed down through the generations in order to preserve the identity of each art form. Variations in the colour, prints, textures and finishes of these textiles are inherent to the handmade processes that have changed little over th..