Grown from the desert and carried by the sea across worlds, we are born from the roots of our Adivasi, Dalit, and nomadic Indigenous motherline. At our heart, we are proudly Indigenous-owned — a small family business with big dreams. We stand against fast fashion, returning livelihood, leadership, and empowerment to those most marginalised, in our homelands and across the global retail world. Here you’ll find handmade clothing, beadwork, jewellery, blankets, bags, and art — one-of-a-kind pieces made with love and in-tune with MA earth. Each creation remembers, repurposes, and reimagines: honouring ancestral craft, transforming forgotten textiles, and weaving brighter futures for generations to come. Our Pop-up Shop by the sea on Kabi Kabi land opens 04.10.25

About Us

Indigenous Imagined, Creating & Reimagining Across Worlds

MASAPERĀ was born from the crossing of worlds ~ a nomadic trail of souls. Where the desert met the sea, and Adivasi Indigenous roots became Roma wanderers, carried forward in new forms and new lands.

We are an Adivasi and Dalit led house of clothing, jewellery, and homewares, created to challenge exclusion and to return voice, livelihood, and leadership to Indigenous and caste oppressed makers. Our spirit is woven from Kalbeliya Sapera mothers, Roma ancestors, and kin across many shores ~ old threads reimagined into fabrics of resilience and beauty.

MASAPERĀ is guided by ancestry yet shaped by the future ~ where memory, migration, and creativity flow together as one living story.

Our Initiative

MASAPERĀ grows from a circular and cross cultural vision that uplifts and empowers:

Preserving traditions ~ reawakening Kalbeliya, Adivasi, and Dalit craft, reimagined with new hands and fresh imagination.
Empowering communities ~ creating sustainable income, training, and pathways that especially uplift women.
Ethical & circular making ~ from reviving forgotten fabrics to fair wages and eco conscious practices.
Crossing worlds ~ weaving connections across India and beyond, guided by ancestry yet turning toward brighter futures.
Reinvesting in resilience ~ supporting education, health, and creativity so communities can thrive and flourish.

Weaving this shop since 2010

At MASAPERĀ, we honour the sacred lands we walk upon — lands that have always been cared for by Indigenous Peoples. From India’s Adivasi and Dalit communities, including the Kalbeliya Sapera, to the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia, Native Nations of the Americas, and Indigenous communities across the world, we recognise their resilience, traditions, and deep connection to earth and spirit. As part of India’s Indigenous and nomadic peoples, the Kalbeliya Sapera have endured centuries of oppression under caste, colonialism, and displacement — struggles mirrored by Indigenous communities globally. MASAPERĀ stands in solidarity with them, advocating for justice, recognition, and the protection of culture and rights. We carry forward the wisdom of Indigenous Peoples: living in balance with nature, memory, and spirit. With every creation, we commit to amplifying their voices, healing generational wounds, and dismantling systems of exclusion. May our work honour the past, empower the present, and weave brighter futures for generations to come.