India
a country having a rich heritage of art
and craft from time immemorial. For centuries, its creations have fascinated
the world. Even today the art and crafts pull hundreds of tourists annually.
Exquisite workmanship converts the easily available raw materials into products
of high aesthetic ad functional values. The types and designs are influenced by
religious, political and social factors thereby giving rise to diversified
products governed by the traditional, ritual, geographical and climatic
conditions and cultures. From Kashmir to Kanyaumari and Gujarat to Assam, the
diversity has to be seen to believe. Every region has its own specialties.
