India is big country, and these are any
peoples of different culture and tradition is leaving together. These are many
varieties of arts and crafts are present. Crafts are an integral part for
Indian people, despite the rapid social and technological changes that are
taking place in all over the globe. In the Western world, special artists
create craft objects and they are considered as luxury items. But in India like
many other developing countries it is the main source of employment for a vast
majority of the population, after agriculture. Indian handicraft manufactures
and artist who creating the handicrafts is very much depending upon these
crafts for running their life. As this is the income source for these people so
they worship their work and give very much respect towards their profession. So
the products they create are very good and attractive.
Handicrafts can be defined simply as
objects made by hands. The Indian skilled workers made very good and attractive
designed products by their hand and which carry a part of the creator as well
as centuries of evolutionary tradition.
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Classifications of handicrafts: there are
mainly three types of handicrafts
1 1. Folk crafts: Folk embroideries
are a very popular craft in India. It is done by the village women folk of
India are a good example. There are craftsmen who are specialized in creating
textiles or jewellery which meet the criteria set up by a particular group of
people, usually a particular caste or community. This is very unique craft and
very much liked by people of India.
2. 2. Religious crafts: In religious crafts we found the
influence of religious centers and themes. These craft items are connected with
religious institutions and relevant ceremonies. There are various religious
places in India are specialized in particular craft items. For example,
Varanasi and Kanchipuram in Tamilnadu specialize in weaving clothes for
religious ceremonies, particularly silk materials. Similarly Puri in Odisha,
which is a big pilgrim center, is connected with crafts like patacharita- a
painting on cloth and wood and stone carvings.
3. 3. Commercial crafts: Commercial crafts are even having
sub groups, which work for particular groups, and their tools and techniques
may vary. The Weavers, the Dyers, the Printers, the Goldsmiths and the
Carpenters are some of the commercial craftsmen. The products produced by these
are called commercial crafts.
So these are some
classifications of Indian handicrafts.
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