Owing to the presence of a rich and cultural heritage of design inspiration, exquisitely skillful craftsmen, and plenty of raw materials, Indian artisans, despite the industrial and technological revolutions, hold their position in today’s competitive world. Indian crafts acquire connoisseurs from around the world and preserve and promote the Indian handicraft industry across the globe.
Mata Ni Pachedi is a Gujarati tribal art form originated within the Vaghari tribe who were denied entry to temples. The people of this tribe then started painting the images of the Mother Goddess on cloth with natural colours and bamboo brushes and used to worship that cloth. This practice later developed into an art form.
Kumartuli, the potters’ paradise, gives birth to magnificently artistic Durga idols. Wooden walls and tin roofs of the studios shelter the deities and form a traditional home for the artists for centuries. The smell of wet Ganga clay and paints is associated with every Bengalee’s emotions.
