Personal stories: Breathing new life into ancient craft

Ajar Bati is making a bracelet. [Photo by He Keyao/chinadaily.com.cn]

Indian bracelet craftsman - passing the craft to the next generation

"This is the 26th country that I have come to to sell my bracelets," Ajar Bati, an Indian bracelet trader and handicraftsman said at his exhibition booth.

Ajar Bati, in his fifties, started to make bracelets when he was young. The craft was passed through family members and the business has always been good.

The richly colored, Indian decorative bracelets are popular in many different countries.

"I have five sons and three of them have learned my skills and are in this business," Ajar Bati said. "He said he wants to bring his bracelets to more and more places."