Sonadhar Vishwakarma Baxshilal belongs to a well-known family of traditional blacksmiths and iron craftsmen hailing from village Kusma in Bastar district.

Like his father Cherkuram, he is skilled in making utility items like sickles, knives, drills, saws, ploughs, axles, axes, pickaxes, spades, arrows, etc as well as artistic items like bird and animal forms, trees, habitat and beautifully crafted puja items which are immensely appealing.

He is fully familiar with the traditional technology of making iron from local iron-ore called 'Ghana' in Bastar.Sonadhar has introduced innovation in designs like making four-footed animals in place of traditional two footed ones as well as other designs.

His innovations won him the first National Award in the craft of Lohakam in 1992. His son Baxshilal has  continued  the  tradition of  Lohakam  craft  by  joining  his father. His wife, sons and daughter help in producing these iron artifacts. He has participated in numerous exhibitions at state, regional and national levels all over the country to display the traditional craftsmanship in Lohakam.