Arjun Nepali

Arjun Nepali is a 33-year-old male artisan from Sarlahi, and has been part of the Student Handicrafts workshop in Thamel, Kathmandu since 2010. He brings 16 years of craft experience to his role as sewist.

About Arjun

Started young — sixteen years on the machine by his early thirties. Like the rest of our artisan network, Arjun 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

Arjun’s focus is Sewing, garments. He 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.