Vijay Kumar Verma is one of the few custodians of this ancient art form. His family has been practicing the art for several generations. "A person's mind and heart has to be totally involved during this art, especially while carving Thakurjee (Krishna) with the right expressions," says Kumar. With over forty in-house craftsmen, the Kumar family has been travelling extensively across the country to conduct workshops on this paper cutting art.

Sanjhi art is the traditional art of stenciling. It is one of the finest arts of spiritual expression. The art grew in the 16th and 17th centuries, when the walls and floors of temples were decorated with Sanjhi motifs. The term Sanjhi is derived from the Hindi word sandhya, the period of dusk with which the art form is typically associated. The art depicts Indian mythological stories in numerous forms, with predominant focus on Krishna's Leela, nature - animals, trees, birds etc. Each Sanjhi art piece is visually impressive, owing to the artist's perfection of portrayal, through the beauty of the shape, a well-matched combination of colors, and the intricacy of ornamental patterns.