Lokesh Ghai

An artist and researcher based in Dehradun and Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He is the founder of Katab: Not Only Money, a co-design studio that works with Katab applique artisans. Ghai teaches and supports children at the Kala Raksha Vidyalaya, Mundra, Gujarat, and is one of the founding members of Somaiya Kala Vidya, an educational institute for artisans in Kutch, Gujarat. His work has been exhibited at the V&A Museum of Children, London; Harley Gallery, Nottinghamshire; Gallery of Costume, Manchester; and the Ahmedabad International Art Festival. He received a grant from the Karun Thakar Fund at V&A London in 2022, and from the India Foundation for the Arts in 2023.