
Handicraft is popularly defined as something – an article of value produced using the skill of hand, however Indiasoulhandicraft goes a bit further in defining it. We at Indiasoulhandicraft believe that it is much beyond the skill of hands, it is set of skills coming from the creative ability of one’s soul.
The perfect colour combinations, the wonderful patterns , the authentic and unique designs and the most important the end uses of these arts and crafts are what define them the best.
The love of a craftsman towards his work shows in the end products that he produces.
The civilisation reach of Indian craft culture cuts through the unmapped pathways of history.
The oldest form of handicraft can be traced down to its textiles.
If we have a look at the historical records and with what little that has come down to us of the records of ancient trade routes and writings of a Greek ship-owner and trader, the accounts of Greek and Roman historians and through traveller’s tales ( Magasthenes, Fahein and Ibn Batuta). The Indian dye has also found Biblical reference.
The widespread popularity of Indian crafted textile is evident from the finding of scrap of indigo dyed “ikat” woven cotton cloth found in a Pharaoh’s tomb pointing to 5000 – year old trade connections with India, to an England bound East India company Shipman’s meticulous records of the the textiles such as the muslin, masulipatnam palampores. These records thus found are nothing less than testimonies for the Indian craft.
Textile is just one of the many form of handicrafts made in India, just a drop in the ocean!!
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