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Art and Handicrafts in India

The past of handicrafts in India goes back to 5,000 BC when handmade crafts were mainly centred about religion. Numerous varieties of arts and conventional crafts of India which can be seen in current exhibits are mainly goes back to the Indus-Valley civilisation, which existed around 3,000 BC. India's wealthy artistic custom and centuries of evolutionary ritual is depicted by the enormous diversity of handicrafts through all over the country. Handicrafts are a reflection of the enriching uniqueness of the cultural people who make it.

 

A few of the various tribal crafts made in India include:

  1. Antiques
  2. Art
  3. Baskets
  4. Ceramics
  5. Clock Making
  6. Embroidery
  7. Block Printing
  8. Decorative Painting
  9. Glass Work
  10. Fabric
  11. Furniture
  12. Gifts
  13. Home Décor
  14. Jewellery
  15. Leather Crafts
  16. Metal Crafts
  17. Paper Crafts
  18. Pottery
  19. Puppets
  20. Stone and Wood Works

 

The Most Famous Regional Traditional Crafts of India are listed below:

 

  1. Kondapalli Dolls, Andhra Pradesh.
  2. Bamboo And Cane Craft, Arunachal Pradesh.
  3. Weaving And Embroidery, Assam.
  4. Madhubani Painting, Bihar.
  5. Wall Paintings, Chhattisgarh.
  6. Lavo Mandri, Goa.
  7. Zari Work, Gujarat.
  8. Embroidery, Haryana
  9. Wool Weaving, Himachal Pradesh
  10. Wood Craft, Jharkhand
  11. Bidriware, Karnataka
  12. Coconut Shell Handicrafts, Kerala
  13. Durries Weaving, Madhya Pradesh
  14. Warli Paintings, Maharashtra
  15. Wood Carving, Manipur
  16. Weaving, Meghalaya
  17. Cane and Bamboo Weaving, Mizoram
  18. Pattachitra, Odisha
  19. Chowk-Poorana, Punjab
  20. Blue Pottery, Rajasthan
  21. Lepcha Weaving, Sikkim
  22. Korai Silk Mats, Tamil Nadu
  23. Pembarti Sheet Metal Work, Telangana
  24. Lucknow Chikan Work, Uttar Pradesh
  25. Dhokra, West Bengal
  26. Pashmina Shawls, Jammu and Kashmir

 

These customary crafts have not only conserved the art but also offer artisans to make a living from their artistic works. The varied customs, tradition, speech and habits of this matchless country have made us superior of our magnificent history. Hence, one should find time to explore into the culture and art of the places as well.