Mumbai
The exhibition created space for urban audiences to engage with handmade work as a contemporary cultural voice.
Hamari Virasat
Craft as Cultural Dialogue
Hamari Virasat is a Hand For Handmade program that celebrates India craft traditions by inviting artisans to respond creatively to shared themes of heritage, identity and public life.
Flagship Program
Heritage, interpreted through handmade practice
Hamari Virasat celebrates the cultural richness of India's craft traditions. The program invites artisans from across the country to respond creatively to themes that reflect the shared heritage of the nation.
The initiative creates a platform where traditional craft practices can engage with contemporary ideas, public memory and cultural identity. Through this process, artisans are positioned not only as makers, but also as interpreters of history, society and lived experience.
75 Years of the Constitution
A collective textile exhibition shaped by artisans
The most significant project under Hamari Virasat was developed around the theme of 75 years of the Constitution of India. Artisans from different parts of the country were invited to create textile artworks reflecting their interpretation of the values and spirit of the Constitution.
Each participating artisan created a textile piece measuring one metre by one metre. Seventy-five works were selected and brought together as a collective exhibition, allowing craft to become a medium for dialogue around democracy, rights and national identity.
Exhibition Reach
Travelling across cities, connecting craft with public audiences
Delhi
The constitutional theme connected craft practice with public conversations around national identity and citizenship.
Ahmedabad
The exhibition extended the program's reach into a city with a long relationship to textile culture and design learning.
Program Value
Craft can carry memory, meaning and public imagination
Hamari Virasat demonstrates how handmade traditions can become platforms for cultural dialogue. By bringing together artisans, institutions and public audiences, the program strengthens the visibility of craft while respecting the knowledge and imagination of the makers.
Create cultural platforms for craft
HFH welcomes institutions and partners interested in exhibitions, public programs and collaborative initiatives that strengthen the handmade sector.