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The Gokhale Foundation takes great pride in India’s heritage, timeless traditions, and diverse cultures. We bring curated collections of India’s unparalleled craftsmanship from every corner of the country.
Meet Daya Bhai, our master weaver.
A master weaver beyond compare from Bhujodi in Kutch. One of the few weavers who is technically educated in the art, Bhai now educates the younger generation of his community in the art of Bhujodi weaving. Bhujodi weaving, a 500-year-old story that the Vankars weave into thread every day. Originally from the Rabari tribe, legend has it that a Rabari girl once married into a family in Kutch and she was gifted a weaver in dowry, to weave clothes for her whenever she needed. This became the first weaver settlement in Bhuj. Our curated collection of stoles is handwoven by Daya Bhai’s family and is always fresh off the loom!
Meet our artisans from Jaipur in Orissa- Abhiram, Itishri (who refuses to be photographed!) and Chaturbhuja, as we take you through their hand-weaving process.
From the area of Jalalpur Bhattian in Orissa, Abhiram family have been weavers from the time of the Kesari dynasty. His stunning Tussar silk weaves are now beig specially hand woven for you.
The oldest form of continuous printing on the Indian subcontinent, right from the time the priest-king of Mohenjodaro wore an Ajrakh fabric drape.
A curated collection from master printer S.I.Khatrisaab in prints exclusive to him.
Cannanore (Kerala’s Kannur today) is a small town in the Northern Malabar region. Cannanore’s history of handloom originated before the 15th century and even today in some areas the rhythm of the handloom still fills the narrow lanes.
The 12th century saw trading relations develop between Kerala, Persia, and Arabia. This was followed by Vasco da Gama’s visit to Cannanore in 1498. It was at this time that it became a Portuguese settlement. The Portuguese were followed by the Dutch and later the British and all these influences can be seen in the handloom and handicraft of Kannur today. We bring to you table linen with these distinct influences, woven and printed in the by lanes of Cannanore.
The warmth of handcrafted Indian wood – from the banks of the Hooghly to the forests of Tamil Nadu and right upwards to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Jaipur blue pottery is a traditional art form from Jaipur in Rajasthan.
In 1865, Sawai Ram Singh ll, the Maharajah of Jaipur was watching a kite-flying contest, during which his kite masters were defeated by two brothers from Agra. On summoning the brothers he learned that they were potters by profession and coated their kite strings with the same blue glass that they used in making their pots. So impressed was the Maharajah by this new form of glazed pottery that he set up the brothers to teach it at the Art school in Jaipur. For the next 100 years, the Museum and School of Arts in Jaipur were controlled by this family.
Today, due to the efforts of every generation of the Jaipur Royal family, Jaipur blue pottery is famous all over the world for its deep blue colours and glaze.
All blue pottery stocked by us is hand-painted by the craftsmen of Rajasthan, any discrepancies in the design are part of the process of handcrafting.
Delicate hand embroidered linen by the village ladies of the Kanyakumari district. Introduced to the area by Belgian nuns 150 years ago, this incredibly delicate embroidery in Satin stitch and French knot is an art handed down for generations. The art of a bygone era of unparalleled elegance.
