Karigar means artisan. It is also the name of Asha Handicrafts’ retail arm. Asha Handicrafts is an accredited member of the International fair Trade Association (IFAT). Through its Fair Trade activities Asha Handicrafts ensures that the benefits of handicrafts production reach the crafts persons directly. The profits of the organization are ploughed back towards fair wages, design and development, capacity building, training in crafts, education assistance for artisans’ children, empowerment of their women folk, medical facilities, financial and marketing assistance. At our store Karigar - we display exclusive handcrafted traditional arts and objects with a touch of contemporary textile art of Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh, home furnishings in Warli art from Maharashtra, exclusive functional artifacts and traditional hand- embroidery from Kutch. We also have silver artefacts from Rajasthan, Bidri from Maharashtra and wooden artifacts from the northern part of India. Other attractions are horn and bone articles, wooden artifacts with surface decoration using brass inlay techniques, and stoneware pottery for a tableware range. It is nothing short of a memorable journey across the vast and exquisite repertoire of traditional handicraft from various parts of our country.

Asha Handicrafts is a reputed organization dealing with Indian Traditional Handicrafts,Home Textiles and Home artefacts through Karigar,its retail arm.Karigar is a complete showcase of Indian Handicrafts and enables one to buy Handcrafted Jewelry, Indian Antique Handicrafts, Indian Decorative Items, Indian Gifts, Sculptures and other Handmade crafts through their showrooms as well as online shopping panel.