Rajkumar Mahate

Rajkumar Mahate is a 53-year-old male artisan from Ramechhap, and has been part of the Student Handicrafts workshop in Thamel, Kathmandu since 1999. He brings 33 years of craft experience to his role as senior sewist.

About Rajkumar

Has been at the sewing machine since the company started; trained many of the younger artisans on the floor. Like the rest of our artisan network, Rajkumar 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

Rajkumar’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.