Jaipur & Its Handicrafts : An Introduction

The Foundation of Jaipur was laid in 1727. The city was named after Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh. Hence the city is Called Jaipur. Jaipur is the Capital of Rajasthan. Jaipur is perhaps the earliest of modern planned cities and this despite its traditional lay out. Today everybody calls Jaipur The Pink city.

Jaipur is known for its Diverse Handicrafts that are Simple and Modern and made of lacaly available materials. Outstanding amongst these are The Marble stone, Wooden Handmade Handicrafts, Handmade Paper, Paintings, Gems Stone and Jewellery, garments textile etc. Jaipur is also famous for what has come to be known as Blue Pottery. The urns, vases, plate, bowls, bath accessories are entirely hand molded. The sculptors of Jaipur are famous across world over their fine sense of art. In more recent times some of the most famous Handicrafts all over the world have been made in Jaipur.

Jaipur’s local artisans, carefully compose unique arrays of designs that are rich in Indian art. Read further to learn about Jaipur’s brilliant collection of handicrafts.

India is one of the world’s leading suppliers of crafts. Indian handicrafts industry is majorly a labor intensive cottage industry & it is localized, being scattered all over the country in rural and urban areas. Numerous craftsmen are engaged in part-time work.

The sector provides employment to over six million artisans that have included a large number of women and people belonging to the weaker sections of the society. The industry is a source of employment for a wide gamut of craft persons in rural & semi urban areas. The Industry generates substantial foreign exchange by exporting of its products across the world, while sustaining its cultural heritage. Handicrafts have tremendous promise, as they hold the key for maintaining not only the current collection of millions of artisans distributed over length and breadth of the world, but also for the increasingly large number of new entrants in the crafts sector. Presently, handicrafts contribute significantly to employment creation and exports.

If you like what you read about Jaipur and its Handicrafts heritage, Gaura Art & Crafts welcomes you to visit in person as we are bound by our proud culture of “Atithi Devo Bhawa”. We would be happy to tell you more about Jaipur and its famous handicrafts and artforms.