Handicrafts of India depict perhaps the oldest tradition of living culture. They are the part of India’s eternal culture and tradition. The continuity of traditional crafts still presents creative and artistic expression to the great mass of our people. The Indian craftsman uses his medium for giving artistic expression of his inner self. Indian craftsmen have made the world amazed and bewildered with their creative and artistic works. They create beautiful jewellery, furniture, toys, dolls, scenery, Sculpture, pottery, bed sheets, etc carrying the shadow of Indian tradition. The styles and designs of the handicrafts keep changing time to time but they never fail to attract people.

The main mediums in which crafts are practiced are stone, wood and metal. In India, almost all clusters of villages have their own craftsmen who work on these mediums to produce exquisite handicrafts and crafted items. The diversity of Indian cultural is appropriately reflected in the tradition of handicrafts in India.