Crafts of India, an exhibition of art and crafts from Indian villages is underway in Chennai. Intricately designed bead work hand bags, decorative wood panels called Katmandu from Kashmir, Sharanpur wood door curtains, partisans, corner tables, aladeen lamp, Hyderabad pearls, silver jewellery, bangles, navarathna one gram gold, panchaloga jewellery are among the display. Live portrait painting done in ten minutes by artists and a puppet show are a hit with visitors.
'Handicrafts can be defined as simple objects but even a small handmade doll carries a part of the creator as well as centuries of evolutionary tradition,' a craftsman from Uttar Pradesh said. 'Certain unique products like meenkari jewellery, a famous form of North Indian jewellery with the kundan technique have a huge market here'.
