| Indian handicrafts | | | | Canada, Europe, and The West Asian Countries |
| | | | among which the US is a major market. It |
| India is the country of rich and diverse | | | | employs approximately 5 million artisans. |
| tradition colors, fragrance, and languages | | | | This sector is the major source of rural |
| which inherited the story of Indian | | | | employment and earns substantial foreign |
| handicrafts from old civilization. The vast | | | | exchange. The growth rate of the Indian |
| culture and ethnic diversity has enabled a | | | | handicraft sector is approx 8.5%. Handicraft |
| variety of motives techniques and crafts to | | | | over the last few years has drifted from |
| flourish on this land. The economic | | | | shelf decorative to daily useable category to |
| importance of the handicraft sector lies in | | | | conclude the handicraft sector is rich is |
| their high demand in domestic and overseas | | | | hand crafted goods and is costly adapting |
| market. | | | | itself to the changing trend in the |
| | | | handicrafts sector across the globe. To catch |
| If we look at he handicraft industry of India | | | | up with this changing trend the exporters |
| it stands at approx 100 billion and Industry | | | | have to be constantly be on their toes and |
| has approx 12% of this market. The major | | | | come out with new innovative ideas that works |
| markets for Indian handicrafts are US, | | | | is export market. |