My Journey – Kawita Thakur

Please tell us about yourself

I am Kawita Thakur by Profession Visual Designer & Fine Art Sculptor. Graduate from Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai & IIT, Mumbai. My Passion is Research & Development in various fields of Art, I continuously create new innovative ideas & design methods for production & giving professional level online training across the world for Fine Art Clay Sculpturing to beginners, working professional like- Engineers, Bankers, Doctors, Managers , Students , Elders, and even Home-makers.

Share about what you do

Service & Manufacturing, I am an Art Director of our Design Company Thakurs Art, Giving Brand Designing Service, Interior Designing for Offices & Homes; also, making Customized Painting, Mural & Sculpture Designing for offices, Corporates, Individuals & in association with Architects & Art Galleries.
Education: Giving Fine Art Mural/ Sculpture Online Training worldwide for beginners, The course encourages women entrepreneurship. Currently students from all over the world learning through online, from UAE, USA, UK & India. They join the course to enhance their creative skills , develop self confidence and above all for being independent.

Say something about your beginning

Since Childhood, I am very much fond of colors and Clay, My father saw my passion and he found out the best Art College, Sir J J School of Arts Mumbai. and we traveled to Mumbai from our small town Ranchi in year 1985. I got selected in Sir J J School of Arts and my dream to study from India’s Best Arts College became possible. My Father stood for me and I realized my dream came true. I never forgot one sentence of my father, ..he always tells me ” Beta Money & Opportunity are flying around you, see them and go ahead to catch” After that I never ever stopped… After my graduation, I started my own Art School in 1997 & in 2004 started manufacturing customized mural art for companies with brand name of “Thakurs Art” , which Registered with Development Commissioner of Handicrafts, Mumbai, we worked with big Corporate Companies like TCS, Sunshine Group of hotels. During this journey of 27 years  we establised ourselves as Unique mural art designer & our work has spread all over India. We have also started exporting Artifacts and got Export licence in 2011.

What have been some of your achievements *

  1. Research unique Style of sculpturing, & Launched “Thakurs Art” Company in 2004 with clients across India.
  2. Got a big order to export to South Africa & got Export Licence for “Thakurs Art”
  3. 2010 – reached worldwide with Online Education of Mural art.
  4. 2010 – started manufacturing & supplying super quality Sonamatti Clay to All India Market.
  5. 2016 – launched Human Replica design , with huge demand in Market.
  6. 2018 – launched new business “Terracotta baking Kiln” innovative design idea for Crafters.
  7. 2018 – completed Extraordinary “Interior Designing” of residential House.

The difference you have made to others

Trained & Empowered women, who confidently start their self employment, also contribute with many NGOs students to trained and make them to stand in their own.

What do you want to be acknowledged for

I want to acknowledged for empowering women of India to start their own self employment Business as well as accepting challenges in business and not giving up till the launch that works for people & with people.

Anything else you wish to share

“Accelerate Your Passion being Creative, We Craft & Create with YOU & within YOU”
 Kawita is Visual Designer and Fine Art Sculptor. She runs a Mumbai based art firm – Thakurs Art, with her husband, Pramod Thakur
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