Chandrikaben's parents migrated to Gujarat from Sindh. She was born in Tharad, and the family moved to Pragpur II when she was 15. Chandrikaben is the eldest child, with 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Her father makes shoes for Adani port as per order, and works with Kanchan Moru's father.

Chandrikaben did not attend school. She learned embroidery at the age of 10 from her mother. She embroidered shoe strips for artisans in the village, and when Sheila started a Kala Raksha group, began to work with Kala Raksha. After marriage, Chandrikaben moved to Sumrasar and through Kala Raksha she travelled to Chennai and Delhi. With her family she has visited Gangaji. For her dowry, Chandrikaben says, she made what she liked. She used the soft colours that were then in fashion, but with contrast. "Today," she says, "embroidery is a way to earn, as well as a remembrance. We don't do agriculture anymore; we embroider." About the future, she is not sure. Education has had an impact on the tradition. Good embroidery should be new, she feels, and it should show good technique. From the KRV course she expects to understand more, to gain awareness.