In the last 10 days, the country has been forced to become aware of the plight of thousands of migrant, daily-wage labourers during the lockdown in the country’s metros. However, as a lifelong supporter of India’s craft sector, I have been equally concerned about the plight of craftspeople across the country during this time. For craft is largely a rural livelihood; craftspeople have limited direct access to market and most of them live off only what they can make and sell. Small, mostly self-employed and dependent on seasonal exhibitions in cities or larger companies for orders, craftspeople have received a
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