Ratna Maya Rai

Ratna Maya Rai is a 37-year-old female artisan from Dhankuta, and has been part of the Student Handicrafts workshop in Thamel, Kathmandu since 2016. She brings 10 years of craft experience to her role as sewist.

About Ratna

Single mother from Dhankuta; her wage supports her son’s schooling. Like the rest of our artisan network, Ratna is paid above the regional industry rate and receives steady year-round work — a deliberate departure from the piece-work model that dominates much of South Asia’s handicraft export trade.

Craft & specialism

Ratna’s focus is Sewing, garments. She is part of a 50-plus-person artisan team that hand-makes every product Student Handicrafts exports to importers, retailers, and private-label brands across 80+ countries. Every piece carries an origin card listing the artisan and the district of Nepal where it was made — buyers who source from us can verify, in writing, who made what they sell.