Pasang Lepcha

bamboo craftperson

Pasang Lepcha is a traditional bamboo craftsperson. Initially, he had never given much importance to the traditional craft of the Lepcha community. Then in 2014 he went for training at the young age of 15 and found his love for the art of his ancestors. Directly after that he started working and continues with the same passion. He makes Lepcha bamboo hats (thyaktuk) as well as other bamboo items.