{"id":1171,"date":"2025-07-10T17:59:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paramparikkarigar.com\/redesigned\/?page_id=1171"},"modified":"2025-11-25T17:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:51:11","slug":"our-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paramparikkarigar.com\/redesigned\/our-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1171\" class=\"elementor elementor-1171\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73de7f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73de7f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689d2ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"689d2ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c76cdd elementor-widget__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c76cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">committee members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69dd4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e69dd4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28bc5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c28bc5f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9ab05 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f9ab05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Founder<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d3f27 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52d3f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/paramparikkarigar.com\/redesigned\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RoshanKalapesi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1173\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paramparikkarigar.com\/redesigned\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RoshanKalapesi.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paramparikkarigar.com\/redesigned\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RoshanKalapesi-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1309830 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1309830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Roshan Kalapesi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495697d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"495697d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92183c animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f92183c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Roshan Kalapesi was very involved with the theatre world and toured Europe and America for many years. She returned to India in 1965 and in the same year Khadi and Village Industries (KVIC) approached Roshan to create garments from leather which were shown to a large delegation from Germany. It was at this exhibition that Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay first met Roshan Kalapesi. Kamaladevi was so impressed by her that she requested Roshan to become the President of the Crafts Council of India.<\/p><p>Fortunately Roshan was at the time compiling a collection of Indian costumes for Air India and had the opportunity to travel all over the country and meet the craftsmen in their own environment. This experience was invaluable for her, as was the association with a &#8216;master&#8217; teacher in Kamaladevi. Henceforth Roshan was totally involved with craft and craftsmen and in 1996-97 Paramparik Karigar came into being.<\/p><p>The office of Paramparik Karigar was a hub of activities and meetings. Craftsmen from all over the country would drop in for an informal chat, or some personal or professional advice and Roshan welcomed them all. She was &#8216;Roshan Amma&#8217; to all of them and she had a personal rapport with each one of them- a kind word, a bit of gentle advice or suggestion about their work and sometimes even financial help. She was the guiding spirit behind Paramparik Karigar but at the same time she built up a strong team to carry on her work, to fulfill her vision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d74c08 animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d74c08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc980c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fc980c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f323b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71f323b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the dedicated individuals whose passion and perseverance have shaped Paramparik Karigars into what it is today. Their unwavering commitment continues to drive our mission forward and nurture its growth.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807f980 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"807f980\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5111162 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5111162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17a4d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e17a4d6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f27a67 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f27a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>J. Gurappa Chetty ( Kalamkari) | B. R. Pandit ( Pottery) | Satyanarayan Lal Karn ( Mithila)<br \/>Jaidev Baghel ( Gadwakam) | Laxmanan ( Bronze) | Pandu Kangokar ( Leather) | Ajit Vaidya ( Ceramics &amp; Pottery )<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eebada e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5eebada\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc69f0c animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc69f0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Committee Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdd2ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bdd2ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fddaf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fddaf4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e430f6 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e430f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Managing Committee Members<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b59783c animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b59783c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ratna Krishnakumar<br \/>Moh. Yusuf Khatri<br \/>Kapilo Mohanto<br \/>Vijay Soni<br \/>Suraj Maharana<br \/>Maya Kerkar<br \/>Vaishali Goel<br \/>Aparna Juneja<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ef106 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50ef106\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e596248 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e596248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Office Bearers<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8817f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc8817f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>President: Lal Chand Chhipa<br \/>Vice President: Devji Vankar<br \/>Secretary: Prakash Joshi<br \/>Treasurer: Abhaya Pandit<br \/>Associate Hon. 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