Crafts Centers of India

State Crafts from India

Whenever you think of arts, crafts and handicrafts – India is the name that comes to your mind. With thousands years of history and more beyond that, multiple ethnicities, religions and cultures – India has a variety of crafts unparalleled by any other country or culture. Each state and every region in India has a rich tradition of handicrafts and art works that narrate the legacy of Indian culture. Crafts in India presents a unique online heritage tour of the major crafts centers of India.

Sitting at your cozy corner, you can travel with us along the land of India and its colorful handicrafts, experience the life that creates exquisite paintings and meet the people who create magic with their hands. Welcome to India – the Crafts Paradise of the World!

Himachal Pradesh

Major centers in Himachal Pradesh:

• Dharamsala
• Kullu

Jammu & Kashmir

Major centers in Jammu & Kashmir :

• Anantnag
• Baramullah
• Srinagar

Karnataka

Major centers in Karnataka:

• Bangalore
• Mysore

Kerala

Major centers in Kerala :

• Armula

Madhya Pradesh

Major centers in Madhya Pradesh:

• Bagh
• Bhopal
• Bhopal
• Bherongarh
• Bilaspur
• Bundelkhand
• Chander
• Chattisgarh
• Debe
• Gwalior
• Indore
• Jabalpur
• Maheshwar
• Morena
• Raigarh
• Raipur
• Sironj
• Ujjain

Maharashtra

Major centers in Maharashtra :

• Kolhapur
• Paithan
• Warli

Orissa

Major centers in Orissa:

• Balasore
• Bhubaneshwar
• Cuttak
• Puri

Rajasthan

Major centers in Rajasthan :

• Alwar
• Barmer
• Bhilwara
• Bikaner
• Jaipur
• Jaisalmer
• Jodhpur
• Kishengarh
• Nathdwara
• Pratapgarh
• Tonk
• Udaipur

Tamil Nadu

Major centers in Tamil Nadu :

• Kanchi
• Kancheepuram
• Madurai
• Nachiarkoil
• Salem
• Tanjore

Uttar Pradesh

Major centers in Uttar Pradesh :

• Agra
• Banaras
• Bhadohi
• Etawah
• Ferozabad
• Hathras
• Khamaria
• Khurja
• Lucknow
• Mainpuri
• Mathura
• Mirzapur
• Moradabad
• Rampur
• Shahjahanpur
• Tanda Faizabad
• Vrindavan

West Bengal

Major centers in West Bengal :

• Calcutta
• Darjeeling
• Matigara (Jalpaiguri Dustrict)
• Midnapur District
• Panchmura (Bankura District)

Pondicherry

Major Items :

Woven Mats, Carpets

Punjab

Major centers in Punjab:

• Amritsar
• Hoshiarpur
• Melerkotla