ବାତ୍ ର ତତ୍ତ୍ୱାବଧାରକଃ ଜିତେନ୍ ବୋରା ଏବଂ ଆସାମର ବେତ ଶିଳ୍ପ

My name is Jiten Bora, and I come from the heart of Assam — a land where rivers run wide and traditions run deeper. I am a craftsman, but more than that, I am a custodian of something precious: a skill passed down through my family, generation after generation, carried forward not in books or blueprints, but in hands.

I work with cane — or as we call it in Assamese, baat. It is one of nature's most honest gifts: flexible yet strong, simple yet beautiful. From this humble material, I shape bags, laptop bags, shopping bags, and much more. Every piece tells a story of patience, precision, and pride.

The raw cane I work with comes from Arunachal Pradesh, Shillong, and Assam. Depending on the size and intricacy of the piece, each item can be finished within a single day — a testament to the fluency that only ten years of practice can bring.

In a world flooded with plastic and mass-produced goods, my products stand apart for one simple reason: they are 100% natural. No chemicals, no harmful materials. Prices range from just Rs 40 to Rs 1,000.

Despite a decade of dedication, the most pressing challenge is the absence of a platform — a space to showcase this work to wider buyers who would truly value it. But the craft endures. Because some things are worth fighting for.