This document summarizes important handicraft objects and centers in India. It defines handicrafts as items made by hand with simple tools that are artistic and traditional. It notes that handicrafts represent India's oldest living cultural traditions and provide creative expression and employment. The document then lists major handicraft centers across India and the prominent crafts produced in each state, such as Kashmir being known for carpets, Punjab for woodcraft, and Rajasthan for pottery and embroidery. In conclusion, it provides key statistics on the size and economic contribution of the Indian handicraft industry.

1. HANDICRAFTS:-
IMPORTANT OBJECTS AND CENTERS
PRESENTED
BY-
SUSHMA SAHU
Institute of Tourism & Hotel
Management, Pt. Ravishankar
Shukla University, Raipur (CG)

2. INTRODUCTION-
 Handicrafts are mostly defined as "items made
by hand, often with the use of simple tools, and
are generally artistic and for traditional in nature
 Handicrafts resembles certain culture
 They are also object of utility and object of
decoration.
 The main mediums in which the crafts are
practiced are stone, wood and metal.

3. IMPORTANCE-
 Indian handicrafts represent perhaps the
oldest tradition of living culture.
 The continuity of the traditional crafts still
offer creative expression to the great mass of
our people.
 The Indian craftsman uses this medium for
rendering creative expression of his inner
self.
 It contributes significantly to employment
generation and export earnings

4.  Almost all clusters of villages have their
own craftsmen who work on these
mediums.
 The diversity of Indian cultural tradition is
aptly reflected in the tradition of
handicrafts.
 For the novice tourist, Indian arts and
crafts are a feast of colours, textures ,
techniques and motifs.
 Indian performing arts is known for it’s
uniqueness all over the world.

5. MAJOR OBJECTIVES-
 Providing commercially useful information and
assistance to members in developing and
increasing exports.
 Offering professional advice and services to
members in areas of technology upgradation,
quality and design improvement, standards and
specifications, product development, innovation
etc.

6.  Interaction between exporting community
and Govt. both at the Central and State level.
 Dissemination of government notification,
orders, information on trade and other
relevant information to members.

7.  Organizing visits of delegation of its members
abroad to explore overseas market opportunities.
 Organizing & Participating in specialized
International Trade Fairs of handicrafts & gifts..

8.  To create an environment of awareness through
Workshops on "Export Marketing, Procedures and
Documentation", Packaging, Design Development,
Buyer Seller Meet, Open House etc.
 Interaction with Central and State Govt. and various
other similar programmes.

9. CHIEF HANDICRAFT OBJECTS
AND THEIR CENTERS IN
INDIA-

10. Region State Handicrafts
Northern India Kashmir Silverware , carpets,
ivory items , paper-
machine, shawls
Punjab Woodcraft, metalware
Himachal Shawl, woodcraft
Uttar Pradesh Silverware, brocades,
pottery, woodcraft,
embroidery
Assam Cane and bamboo craft
Eastern India West Bengal Terracotta , woodcraft ,
embroidery , jamdani ,
katha
Orissa Scroll painting ,
woodcraft, silk , stone
carving , basket , metal
work
Bihar madhubani paintings ,

11. Region State Handicraft
Central India Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Stone craft , Embroidery.
Bell metal, Wood
carving,
Bamboowork,Terracotta,
Clay pieces
Western India Rajasthan Pottery , Stone craft ,
Bandhej fabric, puppetry
, decorative paintings
Gujrat Woodwork , Embroidery
, Patola
Southern India Andhra Pradesh Metalware , Stonecraft
Karnataka Ivory Items , Glazed
Pottery
Tamil Nadu Matting , Puppets ,
Woodcrafts
Kerala Basketry , Masks ,
Woodcrafts

12. KEY FACTS OF INDIAN HANDICRAFT INDUSTRY
 India’s rich cultural diversity and heritage
provides a unique and huge resource for
developing craft products.
 Handicrafts industry is one of the important
segment of decentralized sector in India.
 According to the national census of
handicrafts, undertaken by the National
Council for Applied Economic Research the
value of handicrafts produced last year were
of Rs.26,213 Corer.

13.  Provides huge employment opportunities to artisans
that include women and people belonging to
backward and weaker society (6 million artisans).
 The Indian Handicraft Industry is a $100 billion
industry worldwide.
 India’s contribution in world market is 1.2%
 The total exports of crafts items: - Rs. 13412.92
Crore.
 Industry’s share in India's exports:- 1.51 %

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