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| **Key Aspect**          | **Details** |
|-------------------------|------------|
| **Recipient**           | **Tripti Mukherjee**, a renowned Kantha stitch artist from West Bengal. |
| **Award**               | **Padma Shri**, one of India's highest civilian awards. |
| **Contribution**        | Nearly **four decades** of work in preserving and promoting **Kantha embroidery**, empowering rural women through skill development. |
| **Kantha Stitch**       | One of India's oldest embroidery forms, originating in **West Bengal and Bangladesh**, known for **sustainable craftsmanship** using running stitches. Used in sarees, dupattas, stoles, bed covers, and decorative textiles. |
| **Empowerment Efforts** | Established a **training center in Suri, West Bengal**, helping rural women earn livelihoods through Kantha craftsmanship. |

Key Aspect	Details
Recipient	Tripti Mukherjee, a renowned Kantha stitch artist from West Bengal.
Award	Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian awards.
Contribution	Nearly four decades of work in preserving and promoting Kantha embroidery, empowering rural women through skill development.
Kantha Stitch	One of India's oldest embroidery forms, originating in West Bengal and Bangladesh, known for sustainable craftsmanship using running stitches. Used in sarees, dupattas, stoles, bed covers, and decorative textiles.
Empowerment Efforts	Established a training center in Suri, West Bengal, helping rural women earn livelihoods through Kantha craftsmanship.

Tripti Mukherjee to Receive Padma Shri for Promoting Kantha Stitch