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Acknowledgement<br />
The completion of this undertaking would not have been possible without the support,<br />
participation and assistance of many. The contributions are sincerely appreciated and<br />
greatly acknowledged.<br />
We express our deep sense of gratitude to our respected guide Ms. Krishna Amin-Patel,<br />
Dean, NID Gandhinagar, for her unwavering encouragement throughout the project. She<br />
is instrumental in providing us with the opportunity to acquaint ourselves with India’s<br />
rich cultural heritage in the form of its unique crafts.<br />
We are also highly grateful to our Discipline Lead, Mr. Amresh Panigrahi, for helping<br />
us in the process of craft selection. His contribution to our knowledge growth has been<br />
immense.<br />
We are highly indebted to Mr. Tiju Ram Vishwakarma, the practising artisan, for letting<br />
us into his humble abode and helping us explore Lohshilp. He was extremely patient with<br />
our questions and provided us with a lot of information regarding their craft, culture and<br />
traditions. His wives Vimla didi and Rajmani didi were very welcoming and hospitable<br />
and made us feel at home. His youngest brother and craftsman Amitabh Vishwakarma,<br />
and other artisans, Rajesh Vishwakarma, Indal Vishwakarma and Raghuveer<br />
Vishwakarma also deserve a special mention for assisting us in documenting their work.<br />
We would like to thank Mr. Palash Vaswani, Former Design Associate, IDC Bombay, for<br />
helping us connect with the artisans associated with the craft.<br />
Last but not least, we would like to thank our dear friend and colleague, Mr. Aayush<br />
Chandrawanshi, a resident of Raipur, Chhattisgarh, for being a generous guide<br />
throughout.<br />
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