India’s forgotten handicrafts, whereas overseas demand for handicraft is increasing
India is a diverse land consisting of myriad traditions and cultures, all of which provide the ideal breeding ground for a range of handicraft traditions to have emerged over the centuries. In fact, India had once been among the top destination of precious metal from across the globe because of the huge demands for the crafts produced by its highly skilled artisans. However, all that went for a toss following the establishment of the British colonial rule over the subcontinent, and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution that spelled ruin for the traditional craftsmen. Ever since then, the Indians who were once proud of their local traditions began aping the west and gradually gave up on the use of various handicraft items in their everyday lives. This has largely been the template for the past century and half when most of the handicraft traditions of the country have been on a continuous decline. clip_image002Indians had once attained excellence in diverse fields of handicraf