Lachhuben was born in Pachadia, Mundra taluka. Her father herded goats and sheep, but did not migrate. She learned embroidery as a child. It is our subject, she says. All of the young girls used to embroider sitting together. After marriage into Meghpar village, Lachhuben did agricultural labour. She also embroidered mirrors on shawls for the weavers of Sarli, and traveled with Naran Vankar to Kolkata and Udaipur for exhibitions. She began working with Kala Raksha in the fall of 2007, beginning with narrative appliqué work and now doing embroidery. She believes that good work can bring people forward.

For Lachhuben, embroidery is essential. “We need it for our social relations,” she says. And embroidery can be done in the comfort of the home. She likes the traditional work of her own era, though she knows that today’s young people like fashion. Lachhuben has many dreams. She would like to learn, to be able to travel, to become known. That’s why, at age 50 she joined Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya. In her admission interview she clearly stated that whether or not anyone else from her village joined her, she would come.

Lachhuben has served as a mentor at Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya and participated in workshops to develop new products based on Kala Raksha’s Museum collections.