Handicraft is one of the most important sectors in Indian economy employing more than seven million people. It provides employment opportunities even with low capital investments and has become a prominent medium for foreign income.  Tradition goes back to 5,000 BC, where handmade crafts used to revolve around religion

1. INDIAN HANDICRAFT INDUSTRY
. Handicraft is one of the most important sectors in Indian economy employing more
than seven million people.
It provides employment opportunities even with low capital investments and has
become a prominent medium for foreign income. Tradition goes back to 5,000 BC,
where handmade crafts used to revolve around religion

2. HISTORY
One of the oldest handicraft is Dhokra; this is a sort of metal casting that has been used
in India.3,000 BC, during the Indus-Valley civilisation, several forms of arts and crafts
originated, which can be found in museums today. a for over 4,000 years and is still used.
The Indian paintings such as the likes of Thangka Paintings, Miniatures paintings, Wallis
paintings, Madhubani paintings, and Tanjore paintings are now the greatest temptations
of an art freak.

3. FAMOUS INDIAN HANDICRAFT
•Pashmina Shawls
•Woodwork
•Leather
•Jute
•Brass Handicrafts
•Bamboo Handicrafts
•Zardozi

4. OPPORTUNITIES OF HANDICRAFT
•Showcasing Culture and Employment
• Demand and Technology
•Marble, Wood and Copper Handicraft Industry
•Resin and Metal Product in Handcraft Industry
•Textile and Clothes Handicraft Industry

5. INDUSTRY IN INDIA
Handicraft is one of the most important sectors in the Indian economy employing more
than seven million people. The country produces woodware, artmetal wares, handprinted
textiles, embroidered goods, zari goods, imitation jewellery, sculptures, pottery, glassware,
attars, agarbattis, etc. The country has 744 handicraft clusters employing nearly 212,000
artisans and offering over 35,000 products.

6. CHALLENGES
•Unorganized
• lack of education
•low capital
•poor exposure
•absence of market intelligence
•poor institutional framework.

7. CONCLUSION
The Indian Handicraft Industry stands a unique place among all other industries. It
represents the rich culture, tradition and heritage of India. India’s rich cultural diversity and
heritage provides a unique and huge resource for developing craft products. The Indian
Handicraft Industry is showing continuous growth rate of 20% every year and it is one of the
most important segment of decentralized sector in India.

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