India Craft Week: Telling
the untold stories of
Indian artisans, crafts
India Craft Week was born out of an
intense desire among its founders to
narrate the ‘untold stories’ of India’s very
own artisans and their craft, and to give
the world a view to their stories.
If the Indian landscape was depicted by its
myriad forms of craft, it would be a vibrant
patchwork quilt highlighting a multitude of
hues and shades of connotation, reflective
of its centuries old skilled craftsmanship.
India has been home to millions of artisans
who are deeply rooted to the region they
come from, and their craft are a window to
the country’s rich culture and geography.
Hidden within the vivid colours, weaves,
and magnificent designs of these crafts
are stories, stemming from different lands.
From the beautiful valleys of Kashmir to the
quaint villages of Andhra, from the pictorial
hills of Manipur to the starkly beautiful
deserts of Rajasthan - India is a treasure
chest of stories, some lingering on for
centuries while others yet to be told.
The India Craft Week is the
world’s fifth and India’s first
official craft week with a
focus on ‘Good Stories
Untold’. It strives towards
‘One World, One Craft’ that
transcends boundaries.
Helping showcase evolving
trends that encompass
regional and folk styles from
across India, it is designed
to position crafts in the
must-have category both
here and abroad,” says Nari
Shakti awardee Iti Tyagi
who is the founder of India
Craft Week.