Craft Meets Wilderness is a signature cultural theme curated by QV INDIA to strengthen India’s soft power by bringing the country’s finest craft traditions into the heart of luxury wildlife tourism.

This theme celebrates a simple idea: India’s wild landscapes and India’s handmade arts are two of our greatest natural treasures — and together, they tell a deeper story of the nation.

ABOUT THE ARTISAN Anwar Khatri, Bhujpur— Kutch, Gujarat

Anwar Khatri comes from one of Bhujpur's most respected artisan families, carrying forward a lineage that has protected Kutch’s textile sciences for centuries. Known primarily for their mastery in Batik, the Khatri community has also preserved two equally complex crafts: Bandhani and Batik. Anwar Khatri is one of only eight surviving artisans in Bhujpur who still practise the rare dual craft of Batik and Bandhani at an ancestral level.

Batik — Fire, Wax, and Desert Stories

Batik in the Khatri tradition is created through a wax-resist process where artisans paint or block-print molten wax onto cloth. When dyed, the wax repels color, allowing Anwar to build layered patterns in earthy reds, blacks, indigos, and madder tones. The signature crackle effect—formed when wax breaks organically during the dyeing process—gives Batik its unmistakable texture, almost like desert maps forming on the fabric

A 50-Year-Old Batik Block — A Jungle Preserved in Wax - Why This Piece Matters

The central motif in this piece is created using a 50-year-old Batik block, a traditional wooden block passed down through his family. The block carries a jungle scene—animals, trees, desert flora—etched in a style that predates modern design sensibilities.

When Anwar prints it in molten wax and dyes the cloth, the scene doesn’t just appear; it emerges like an old story resurfacing through layers of colour. This makes the artwork not just a textile but a living archive of Kutch’s visual memory.

Product Specifications:

• Soft Mul Cotton Stole with Batik Handblocked Design
• Colours: Red/Black, Grey/White and Pink/Yellow
• Standard Stole Size
• Origin: Handcrafted by Master Artisan Anwar Khatri, in Kutch Gujarat
• Craft Life: 5000 Year Old Batik Craft in India
  
• Delivery Time: Please allow 10-15 business days for the handcrafted process.