What is "dastkar"

Dastkar is an Indian non-government organisation working with craftspeople across India, for promotion and revival of traditional crafts of India. It was founded in 1981 in Delhi, by a group of six women, including Laila Tyabji, its current chairperson.

Today, it is synonymous with the Dasktar Mela, a crafts exhibition it organises every year since 1982.