Dilip's family were weavers in Mudan, two hundred years ago. They shifted to Jingutimbho, three kilometers from Sarli, and continued their profession, travelling between villages to sell their cotton goods to local people. Dilip’s Grandfather Samathbhai won the state award in 1990. His Uncle Naranbhai won the Sant Khabir award in 2009, and his uncle Kanthibhai won the National award in 1997. His father has visited Dubai and most metros cities in India. Dilip learned the craft from his father during his school days and started weaving two years ago. His experience is limited, but as he is learning both design language and weaving at the same time he has the advantage of being able to experiment without needing to unlearn any aspect.

As weaving helps them earn their living, Dilip feels it is important to preserve tradition for the future. According to him a good artisan should have a clean hand, and be able to finish the product well. He should weave things in proper proportion, and should be should be aware of the setting of the design etc. He feels for good design, one should have good materials. Dilip believes that at KRV he will learn to make new designs, keeping the traditional aspects in mind.