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Portrait of Shameem, Chikankari artisan at Shwet Heritage, Lucknow

Shameem

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Shwet Heritage SHG network, Lucknow

Shameem is a homemaker from Lucknow who learned Chikankari in her early teens and continues it to support her family’s income.

Shameem is a homemaker from Lucknow who learned Chikankari in her early teens and continues it to support her family’s income. She manages her stitching work between household routines, often working in short, focused hours during the day. Her journey reflects resilience and steady dedication to both her home and her craft.

Embroidered by Shameem

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A lucknow based artisan named Babita doing the hand embroidered chikankari

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₹300 comes off a basket of ₹2,000, and ₹500 off ₹5,000. Each piece is embroidered by hand in Lucknow, and this is what we can take off without asking the artisan to take less.