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Where Artists Meet Ancient Craft

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Lara Lakshmi is a non-profit that brings together traditional craft and contemporary artistic vision.
Fine artists receive handwoven silk and transform it into narrative works. What begins as a weaver's craft becomes an artist's canvas, creating pieces that bridge heritage and storytelling.
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18 Feet of Possibility
A silk sari is eighteen feet long and four feet wide.

It has been worn for millennia in Indian culture - across regions, rituals, revolutions.

But rarely has it been approached as a primary artistic surface.
Art you can touch.
Art you can drape.
Art that moves with you.
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Journey and Exile

Our debut collection
With this collection, understand what it means to belong everywhere and nowhere at once. These saris reflect the space in between, shaped by movement, memory, and change. The sari itself is a garment of diaspora.

Every journey carries loss, but also discovery. Every exile holds the possibility of reinvention.
Carried across oceans.
Adapted to new climates.
Worn by daughters who have never stood in their grandmothers’ villages.
Explore the Journey and Exile Collection
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Thota: Garden

Thota Tharrani

This sari features Thota, the artist’s invented language, where forms grow like creepers to express identity.

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One Home

Puneet Kaushik

Where Delhi's roots meet San Francisco's horizon, this sari holds the quiet ache of belonging to two worlds and the grace of carrying both.

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Soul Passage

Sangeeta Abhay

Siddhartha’s journey from prince to Buddha, captured in an intricate, gold-woven meditation on becoming one’s own light.

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Seema Kohli

New Delhi | Multi-Disciplinary Artist

A contemporary artist who explores spirituality and Indian mythology through the lens of feminine iconography and sacred geometry.

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Abhay Sehgal

Delhi | Artist

A contemporary artist blending psychology, pop art, and mythology into surreal interpretations of Indian culture.

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Bharti Prajapati

Ahmedabad | Fine Artist

Rooted in rural India's living traditions, her distinctive visual language centers women, folklore, and cultural memory.

The Hands Behind the Art

Each sari begins with an artist's vision. Meet the creators who transform silk into story.

Meet all artists
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Every Sari Has a Story
You Can Trace

When you collect art, you expect provenance.
A unique alphanumeric code.
A dedicated web page tracing its journey.
Full documentation of the weaver, dye artisan, artist, and any embroidery artisans.

Building Community, Not Competition

Lara Lakshmi is not a contest or a passing trend. It is a community.

Alongside recognition, we are committed to ensuring artists are paid fairly for their work. Because creative work deserves both appreciation and proper compensation.

When artists are supported well, the craft continues to grow.

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