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"Craft is an economic activity. before it is a cultural activity. The center of development process is  marketing."
Pupul Jaykar (speach at crafts council of India seminar, NID 1989)


Some Useful links for the Indian Handicraft Sector

 

All India Handicrafts Board
http://texmin.nic.in/handicrafts/home2.htm

Office of the Development Commissioner Handicrafts, GOI,
http://texmin.nic.in/handicrafts/

Textile Ministry, Department of Handicrafts
http://texmin.nic.in/handicrafts/

Census of India
http://www.censusindia.net/

Cottage Industries of India
http://www.indiacottageindustries.com/about.htm

Craft Revival Trust
http://www.craftrevival.org

The Crafts Museum
http://www.crafts-museum.com/

Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH)
http://www.epch.com/

HHEC, India
http://www.hhecindia.com

http://www.hhecworld.com

Handloom Export Promotion Council
http://www.hometextilesonline.com

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
http://www.ignca.nic.in/
 

KVIC
http://www.kvic.org.in/

NID (National Institute of Design)
http://www.nid.edu/

NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology)
http://www.niftindia.com/

National Centre for Textile Design
http://www.designdiary.com/