
Kalaangan Exhibition,
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad museum
Date: May 2026
Kalaangan is an exhibition with a difference- a kala aangan, a garden of Indian heritage. A living, breathing space where crafts, traditions, and everyday rituals are nurtured, reimagined for today. It is an exhibition that reflects the culture that surrounds us, and a conscious effort to keep this from fading in the pace of modern life.
Here, every piece comes directly from the hands that made it- no middlemen, no overheads, no distance. Each object carries a story, a memory, a life lived in craft. Shop consciously and support livelihoods directly; your choices reach the maker, instantly and meaningfully.
This is more than a marketplace; it is a space to feel, connect, and make choices that matter.
More Than Makers: Celebrating the Lives Behind the Craft
6 Brothers Glass Craft
6 Brothers Glass Craft, founded by Vishal Kumar, is the third generation in a family deeply rooted in the intricate art of glasswork. Vishal brings a contemporary vision to this traditional craft.
State
Uttar Pradesh
Category
Home Decor
Anwesha Dhokra Jewellery
Dhokra casting from Odisha is a traditional lost-wax metal casting craft in which artisans create intricate brass forms with distinctive hand-textured surfaces.
State
Odisha
Category
Jewellery
EkiBeki Stall
Drop by to say hi. We have a few Bohada masks at introductory prices. Also our Bhichitra colouring books, special wall plates and magnets, select stationery at exhibition only prices
State
Maharashtra
Category
Stationery, Jewellery, Home Decor
Gond
Sandeep Dhurve brings Gond's tradition of using dots and lines to create vibrant textures
State
Madhya Pradesh
Category
Home Decor
Kalaraksha
Vimal Bhai' s products are made using natural fibers and, whenever possible, natural dyes. There are six core regional and ethnic styles: Suf, Kharek, Paako, Rabari, Garasia Jat, and Mutava.
State
Gujarat
Category
Apparels
Kuprkabi
A social enterprise with an exquisite collection, developed by ceramic designer Vanmala Jain
State
Maharashtra
Category
Home Decor
Mahalakshmi Copper Enamel
Pramod Patil from Alibag brings his own designs of Copper enameling, a craft where powdered glass is fused onto copper through firing, creating a smooth, durable surface with rich colour and lustre.
State
Maharashtra
Category
Home Decor
Miniature Paintings
Pankaj Kumar, a skilled Usta Kala artist from Jodhpur, has inherited this intricate craft from his family and nurtured it since childhood. Despite holding degrees in B.Com and LLB, his true calling lies in art, where he specializes in painting Krishna subjects, especially the divine love of Radha and Krishna.
State
Rajashtan
Category
Home Decor
Panja Durries
Ashfaque Ali with dhurries
State
Uttar Pradesh
Category
Home Decor
Recharkha
Upcycled plastics, sustainable and beautiful
State
Maharashtra
Category
Home Decor
Sohrai
Manikchand Mahto on Sohrai paintings , a style of wall painting prevalent in eastern India that is said to trace back to the Paleolithic period.
State
Jharkhand
Category
Home Decor
The Mango House
Renee Kaur's The Mango House is a design-led not-for-profit that aims to provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for marginalised women by providing them with craft training, upskilling, and ongoing income generation support. She brings crochet decors for the exhibition
State
Goa
Category
Home Decor
Zenzula
Lalith Choyal's Zenzula craft is the handmade making of a small thumb piano using recycled materials like sardine tins, wood, and steel spokes, blending simple music-making with sustainable artisan craftsmanship.
State
Maharashtra
Category
Miscellaneous
Aagaz Women Bead Works
Afsana Chaudhary and Tasawwar Hussain's Aagaz Women Bead Works creates delicate handcrafted beadwork bangles, earrings, and necklaces that turn everyday accessories into vibrant artisanal pieces.
State
Uttar Pradesh
Category
Miscellaneous
Banglar Pradip
Manik Roy brings traditional handwoven Jamdani sarees by a team of women artisans from West Bengal.
State
West Bengal
Category
Apparels
Chand Mohmd - Kantha Sarees
Kantha embroidery from West Bengal is layers of fabric stitched together with fine running stitches to create textured surfaces and narrative motifs inspired by everyday life and nature. Chand Mohmd brings Kantha sarees
State
West Bengal
Category
Apparels
Elly Express (Elly Poo)
Vijendra Shekhavat makes eco-friendly, sustainable paper products from high fiber elephant dung
State
Rajashtan
Category
Stationery
Kadam Haat
With 20 years of a network over 10,000 artisans, KadamHaat aims to bring natural fibre based homedecor, dining and lifestyle products to 10 million homes.
State
West Bengal
Category
Home Decor
Khurja Pottery
Matlub Ahmed Kilokri brings Khurja pottery, a traditional ceramic craft known for hand-moulded clay forms finished with vibrant glazed surfaces and delicate painted motifs.
State
Uttar Pradesh
Category
Home Decor
Kutchi Copper Bells
Sakur Luhar's Copper bells from Kutch features traditional Meenakari (enamel) art applied to decorative diyas, bowls, and home accents.
State
Gujarat
Category
Home Decor
Mehsana Beaten Brass
Kanubhai brings a traditional craft from Mehsana. Artisans hand-cut, engrave, and shape brass sheets into decorative and functional objects with intricate pierced patterns.
State
Gujarat
Category
Home Decor
Mithila Art
Yachana brings Madhubani paintings to take home
State
Bihar
Category
Home Decor
Paper Wings by ACT
Nilanjana Das leads ACT Paper Wings by helping rural women in Haryana transform discarded paper into handcrafted utility and décor products through sustainable upcycling craft.
State
Haryana
Category
Home Decor
Rohida handlooms
Khetaram Sumra creates home linen from Pattu Weaving. At just 25 years old, Khetaram, a graduate in Design and Enterprise Management, is on a mission to preserve his cultural heritage and provide stable jobs to local artisans.
State
Rajashtan
Category
Home Decor
Srinath Handloom
Srinath Fabrics is a family‑run, artisan-led brand based in Pochampalli, Telangana, celebrated for its finely crafted handwoven Ikat textiles—saris, dupattas, stoles, and fabrics dyed with azo‑free, natural colors.
State
Telangana
Category
Apparels
Wood Block carving
Tahir Bhai's grandfather worked along with the Saadh community making blocks for the Britishers and for European export. The craft has been carried on by his father and him throughout these years diversifying blocks not only for use but also for decorational purpose. https://ajcrafts.in/
State
Uttar Pradesh
Category
Home Decor
Abhihaara
Abhihaara creates handcrafted sarees that celebrate Indian handloom traditions through natural-dyed, hand-spun, and handwoven textiles rooted in regional weaving crafts. Sidha brings Gollabhama Sarees
State
Telangana
Category
Apparels
Banjara Embroidery
Rohit Rathod brings a centuries-old folk art in vibrant colors, intricate stitches, reflective mirrorwork, and rich cultural symbolism.
State
Rajashtan
Category
Jewellery
Dwij
Dwij- Making and promoting circular lifestyle products made from upcycled garments and industrial garment waste.
State
Maharashtra
Category
Miscellaneous
Gobindo Shola
Gobindo Haldar brings his floral arrangement using Sholapith, the same material Bengali wedding finery is made of
State
West Bengal
Category
Home Decor
Kala Dora
Kaladora represents VishnuVishnu Kumar Patwa’s vision of preserving Patwa craft’s intricate beauty. His handcrafted chokar necklaces weave together thread, metal, and glass beads with both tradition and innovation.
State
Rajashtan
Category
Jewellery
Kumbaya
Nivedita Banerjee's block prints from Kumbaya, a social venture bringing women together to learn a skill and earn their way out of poverty
State
Madhya Pradesh
Category
Apparels
Leather Puppetry
Sindhe Siva brings Tholu Bommalatha to your home. You will find DIY kits of the leather puppetry. The kits allow users to learn by doing, fostering cultural curiosity through hands-on puppet and doll-making.
State
Andhra Pradesh
Category
Home Decor
Mimz's Creation
Gurinder Kaur Bhullar brings authentic Phulkari hand work, the very beautiful tradition of Punjab. A single dupatta with both side borders takes 45 days to complete, help her revive the old art.
State
Punjab
Category
Apparels
Odia Pattachitra
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Patra, a master of Talapatra Chitra from Puri, Odisha, learnt this delicate palm leaf art at the age of twelve under his grandfather, Kelu Patra, and later refined his skills with the renowned artist Shri Enabandhu Ji.
State
Odisha
Category
Home Decor
Raah Foundation- Warli
Raah Foundation works with tribal communities in Maharashtra to improve water security, climate-resilient farming, ecological restoration, and women’s livelihoods, while also helping local artisans turn traditional crafts like Warli Art into contemporary market-ready products.
State
Maharashtra
Category
Home Decor
Sahana reed and leather
Davalappa Satpute transforms the humble bulrush reed into purpose‑driven, sustainable baskets
State
Karnataka
Category
Home Decor
Suhana Pattachitra
Rupsona Chitrakar brings Pattachitra of West Bengal, a traditional scroll-painting craft in which narrative folk stories are illustrated with bold lines, natural colours, and intricate decorative detailing.
State
West Bengal
Category
Home Decor
Wood carving
Suryakant Bondwal from Haryana creates finely hand-carved wooden jewellery—especially pendants and neckpieces—using kadam and abnoos wood, where traditional Bahadurgarh wood-carving techniques shape delicate floral, animal, and undercut motifs into lightweight wearable pieces.
State
Haryana
Category
Jewellery
Impact at a glance
40 artisans
Rs. 61 lakhs revenue generated
45 crafts supported

Market connections:
40 artisanal stalls
Creating a contemporary market for handmade products. Meeting the authentic artisans, the person behind what you are buying, is a luxury rarely afforded to urban consumers

Revenue for the artisans: ₹61 Lakhs generated in direct artisan-led revenue
Every rupee went directly to artisan enterprises and craft producers, with no commissions and no middlemen, artisans retain the full value of their work, making craft livelihoods more sustainable.

Urban engagement: 7500+ visitors engaged with handmade culture
Creating meaningful encounters between urban consumers and traditional makers, fostering a deeper appreciation for slow processes, artisan narratives, and India's cultural heritage.

Workshop engagement: 250 participants across 8 immersive workshops
Enabling hands-on cultural transmission through direct artisan interaction, skill-sharing, and experiential learning across age groups and backgrounds.

Live interactions: 3 live performances celebrating traditional arts
Bringing together craft, performance, and storytelling to build deeper emotional and cultural connections with indigenous creative practices.
Beyond the numbers
Kalaangan is not just an exhibition marketplace, it is an ecosystem intervention. It demonstrates that cultural engagement and preservation and measurable economic impact can reinforce one another. The result:
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Sustain inherited artisan livelihoods
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Attract thousands of consumers towards fair priced handmade alternatives
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Encourage mindful consumption, cultural preservation relevant to younger urban audiences
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Create participatory, educational and community driven experiences
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Building visibility for traditional knowledge systems, position Indian crafts within contemporary lifestyle and design conversations rather than niche cultural spaces

What was in store
Find it. Keep it. Live it

Venue map
Shop consciously and support livelihoods directly; your choices reach the maker, instantly and meaningfully.
Discover thoughtful pieces across home, fashion, and gifting- rooted in skill, story, and sustainability. Featuring over 40 traditional and contemporary styles of craftsmanship and design from across the country, the festival will showcase a diverse array of handcrafted textiles, accessories, jewellery, home decor & more😍. We ask you to respect the craft: By eliminating markups and middlemen, we ensure every rupee goes to our artisans. We kindly ask you to honor their work by not bargaining.
Along with immersive folk art performances & hands-on workshops conducted by the authentic artisans✨ Spend time at our food stalls, or immerse yourself in hands-on workshops through the day.
Bring children for walkabouts- let them listen, wonder, and learn from artisans who live their traditions every day.
Tickets are available in advance to avoid disappointment. Workshops have limited capacity to keep interactions intimate and meaningful.
Workshops
Participants learned directly from artisans who lived their craft every day, where practice and life were inseparable. This direct engagement was what made EkiBeki's workshops truly distinctive.








Shopping bonanza- direct with the artisans, no middlemen, no overheads
Respect the Craft: By eliminating markups and middlemen, we ensure every rupee goes to our artisans. We kindly ask you to honor their work by not bargaining.

Kalaraksha



Ikkat


Sholapith





Kutchi Copper Bells

And more...
Bohada masks
Kalaangan brought together a diverse community of artisans, craft collectives, social enterprises, and design-led organisations from across India. The exhibition showcased a rich spectrum of traditional and contemporary crafts, including glasswork, beadwork, Jamdani weaving, Dhokra casting, Gond and Sohrai painting, Pattachitra, Kantha embroidery, Phulkari, block printing, Khurja pottery, copper enamelling, Patwa jewellery, Sholapith art, leather puppetry, natural fibre crafts, and handwoven textiles. Alongside master artisans preserving generational knowledge, organisations working with women, tribal communities, and rural artisans presented products rooted in sustainability, circular design, livelihood creation, and cultural preservation. Together, they transformed Kalaangan into a vibrant celebration of India's living craft heritage.
Live performances

Tolagi Gopa Dhanda
Artist: Aditi Mirvankar Thomas
Odissi, one of India's oldest classical dance forms, brings temple sculptures of Odisha to life through movement and expression.
Tolagi Gopa Dhanda is a playful abhinaya piece depicting Krishna's mischievous attempts to persuade Radha to join him, while she teasingly scolds him for troubling the Gopis.
Choreography: Late Guru Padmavibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra.

Bhooka- a Warli monologue
Performance: Sanket Pethkar
Bhooka is a monologue about an ancient monster with an endless appetite who, unlike others, never wastes what he consumes. Adapted from Monster and the Little Boy, a story co-created by Warli community children and the LeTS Foundation, it explores themes of hunger, consumption, and mindfulness. The original story was written by Rohit Medha and later adapted into a performance in 2024.

Jatan | जतन
Performance: Baithak Foundation
Mandar Karanjkar - Vocals and Compositions Dakshayani Athalye - Narration, Tanpura and supporting vocals
Rushikesh Jagtap - Tabla
Through song and spoken reflection, Jatan dwells on the memories preserved and forgotten, the silences they carry, and the devotion that keeps them alive. It is a performance that brings together music, reflection, and poetry from Indian traditions of sound and thought.
Few glimpses
About Kalaangan
Most of us are familiar with Renaissance painters, much more than ethnic Indian art and handcrafted!! As a step towards bringing back the pride in our handcrafted splendor, we present Kalaangan. A journey of exploring Indian history through our ethnic art forms.
Community engagement
Through partnerships with local organizations, educational institutions, and social initiatives, the festival seeks to enrich the lives of visitors and create lasting memories as a family.
About the organisers

The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum is Mumbai’s first museum, established in 1857, and is the erstwhile Victoria and Albert Museum, Bombay. The Museum was built to showcase the city’s contemporary art and craftsmanship through a rare collection of fine and decorative arts of India. The Museum’s robust exhibition and outreach programme invites artists to engage with these collections and archives and interrogate its founding principles. Know more here

EkiBeki is not for profit organization dedicated to preserving, sustaining and growing the dying crafts of India. Our aim is to revive the folk arts and crafts of India, help generate sustainable livelihoods for artisans and help the artisans grow the community craft clusters in their natural habitat.

Also with thanks to Rotary Club of Bombay Bay View for your support













