Raebareli’s Chaukhat: Where Craft Meets Everyday Demand
Across India, the chaukhat—the wooden doorframe is an essential yet often unnoticed part of everyday architecture. It carries the weight of doors, holds hinges in place, and gives structure to entrances in homes, shops, and public buildings. In Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, this everyday building element is carefully crafted through a long-standing tradition of woodwork, supplying…
