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Handmade Puppets - Kathputli

Handmade Puppets - Kathputli

If the Indian map was depicted by its craft clusters, it would be a vibrant diamond, housing pockets of handicrafts along its length and breadth. The map would feature deep zaffre Jaipur pottery in Rajasthan, burnished Bastar metal art in Chhattisgarh and russet wooden toys in Sawantwadi, Maharashtra. Tinkling Kutch metal bells would form the rivers of Gujarat and ivory marble would sit atop the mountains in Uttar Pradesh. As you traverse the craft-dotted landscape that enriches the country, you’ll witness a grand spectacle of vivid colours and magnificent designs. Rajasthan, for instance, has nurtured and celebrated centuries-old crafts within...


Harappan Handicraft - The inception of handmade culture in India

Harappan Handicraft - The inception of handmade culture in India
It is this tendency to associate ourselves with a false notion of what we are told defines ‘modern’ without crediting the past it is based on and built up on, that lands our new breed of people floating baselessly. The creativity which flourished in the past is the mother of all innovations today and the forms of it existent today as craft clusters, often the most ecofriendly… teaching everybody who went too far from nature what life on earth should truly be about.

From Survival to Flourishing - Tapping the Goldmine of Indian Handicraft

From Survival to Flourishing - Tapping the Goldmine of Indian Handicraft
As one of the largest employment generators after agriculture, Indian handicraft sector is a key means of livelihood to India’s rural and urban population. The need of the hour is a deep and complete view of the sector, its constituents, and its people. 

Reshaping and Reviving Indian Handicraft Industry

Reshaping and Reviving Indian Handicraft Industry

Historically and factually, the Indian handicraft business has been the Mecca of unique artistic crafts. India has always been "Aatmanirbhar" (Self reliant) because of our rich culture and tradition. But with the passage of time, demand for Chinese products and factory-made items is one of the major reasons that the customers do not mind buying an inferior quality for a cheaper price. With the lack of knowledge of the authentic source, the consumers are easily fooled. Many a times when we try to bargain, we are unknowingly asking the artisans to cut short their skills, self-esteem and their on-going struggle...