Of the 93% of high-school graduates in India who will never go to college, only a very
small percentage ever find jobs, lacking training of any employment value. At the same time, there is a severe shortage of
skilled craftsmen and women, capable of producing quality work. The Khandelwal Kalakaar Institute was founded to provide training
in modern woodworking, with machines.
Students receive training
in the basics of wood, types and properties of wood, the mathematics of woodworking, and are exposed to international books
on woodworking and carpentry. Video education is employed for training in use of machines to their best capability. Elements
of starting and running a business are also taught. Working with Banks to arrange financing for starting businesses is also
included in the curriculum.
All wood used by Kalakaar
students is from recycled junk furniture.
