Jivaben was born in Ghonghon. Her father had goats but herded from home and did not migrate. She married in Bhujodi. Her husband died after the earthquake of 2001. Jivaben has three sons one daughter, and ten grandchildren. She lives with her youngest son, who drives a bus for White House School. Jivaben learned embroidery in her childhood, from her mother. After doing her own dowry work, in recent years she began to embroider for girls in the village who earn through labour work and don't know embroidery. For the past two years she has also embroidered for Kala Raksha, which she says gives better wages.

Jivaben has travelled very little. She saw the sea for the first time after coming to KRV. In Jivaben's view, a good artisan needs good design, tight stitches, and variety. The role of embroidery, she feels, is changing. "We need to embroider," she says. "It is a good way to earn because we can do it at home." She would personally not like to earn through labour work. And even many women who go out and earn through labour work still embroider. So for now, she feels embroidery is increasing. Jivaben expects to learn something at KRV. "We will think that at least we got something in our brain," she says. She dreams that her son will get his own vehicle and do his own business.