Namita Tiwari

Namita Tiwari (34) has been working as an Aipan artist for over 16 years. She is the founder of Cheli Aipan, a cooperative that features 30 women artisans as its members. The cooperative has its offices in the main market area of Almora, Uttarakhand. She has represented the Aipan artform through as many as 20 different media including Laxmi chouki, diaries and pens, clothes, covers, various decorative items, etc. She is proud of the fact that her products are available on Amazon, and so now plans to focus on improving the visibility of her brand by intensifying her marketing efforts. She holds a post-graduate degree in Arts.