Artisans are the key drivers of this research, and discussing bridge features and functionality is very critical to know their concerns and feedbacks about this bridge.
Mr. Shyam Singh ( Rajasthan) – Mr. Shyam Singh Ji is one of the senior artisans, located at Mandawa, Rajasthan. He has passed on this legacy of miniature art to his family. He discussed various critical points about this bridge. He suggested that they aspect work security from this bridge as they get the work on and off. If this bridge could serve them getting the work on a regular basis , that would be very beneficial.
Mr. Rajiv Singh (Madhya Pradesh ) – Mr. Rajiv Singh is one of the talented Artisans working on artforms like Madhubani and Sujni craft in North India. He is keen on collaborating his art in the future at international platforms through digital channels. He aspect this bridge to include this component as well to facilitate them to spread their craft .
Ms. Seema Singh ( Uttar Pradesh ) – Ms. Seems is a diligent, hardworking, and sincere artisan who has excelled in her work in hand embroidery and adda work in Uttar Pradesh. She is experienced as an embroidery artisan who has designed/created many dupattas and sarees in India. She aspect to learn more through this global platform. In the future, she wants to be a part of artistic exchange programs in other countries.
Also had a word with Ajay , Sunita and Raj about their experiences and understanding of this bridge, they suggested that this is an authentic practice to channelize their art and to collaborate in the future.
Various Artisans have participated in the survey conducted by me, their responses have helped me analyze the insights :
What is your Age?
What is your Gender?
What part of India do you belong to?
What are the issues you have encountered?
Are you interested in working directly with the professionals from Fashion and Film Industry?
Which modules are you interested in?
What empowerment attributes would you be able to achieve? ​