Dyer

Jabarbhai Khatri

Jabarbhai Khatri lives in a village named Dhamadka, 50kms away from Bhuj. He is 50 years old and is working on this craft since past 30 years. He shares, “Back in the day, natural dyes were not being used. People wanted chemicals and that was what we worked with. My grandfather had a hunch that these chemical dyes would not last long. He taught us to use the natural dyes for a rainy day. Soon enough the tide turned, and natural dyes were in demand. Now we have also introduced Azo-free dyeing and are working on it for the past 8 years. I owe a lot to my grandfather for having a foresight and for being the reason for change”