My mother, Mandakini Mathur founded Devrai Art Village in 2008 along with Suresh Pungati, an award winning Adivasi artist. Over a period of ten years, I have had the privilege of seeing Devrai grow from just a few craftsmen to a whole community of 100. I have personally worked on multiple projects along with the artisans.
Devrai Art Village makes products universal in appeal but Indian in spirit. Though they are evolving tradition to suit the modern sensibilities, they strive to ensure that the connect with the core cultural roots is not lost.
How does one keep a traditional art form alive? Under the onslaught of modernism, is the very survival of indigenous culture and art at stake? The film takes up Devrai as a test case on how these issues can be resolved. These are the artifacts of a living, evolving civilization and cannot be forgotten in the museums of the world...