Sunita learned gota work at her mother’s side before she was ten. Today, in a sun-lit room off a Jaipur lane, she leads a small group of women who edge kurtas and dupattas with fine metallic trim.
It is slow, exacting work — a single festive set can take the better part of a day. That patience is exactly what you feel when the piece arrives: trims that sit flat and even, never scratchy, never rushed.
“When the gota is done right, you do not see my hours. You only see her shine.”
— Sunita Devi