Traditional Handicrafts of India! What to Take Back with You!

People from world over love to visit the country called India which has the unique – unity in diversity! Apart from the numerous colorful and lively cultures, food and exotic beauty of places, one more thing that attracts the international tourists is the plethora of traditional handicrafts of India! In fact, India is the treasure land for handicrafts with diverse craftsmen skills scattered all around this amazing country! So, if you are thinking what traditional handicrafts to take back with you to your own homeland, here we are to help you out by giving you the list of traditional handicrafts of India that you can carry back as a souvenir or gift for your loved ones.

Types of Handicrafts in India

There are numerous types of handicrafts in India which include handmade furniture (carved or painted), jewellery, metal craft, painting, pottery, stone craft & marble inlay work, different types of handmade or manually embellished textiles, wooden handicrafts etc. Some of the handicrafts could not be carried to long distances like large furniture or heavy stone or marble statues etc. However, there is always the option of availing international cargo delivery facilities provided by some of the handicrafts manufacturers and suppliers. If, anyway, you cannot afford to pay for such expensive services or highly priced handicrafts, there are always smaller and cheap handicrafts items which are no less beautiful than their bigger and expensive counterparts.

What Traditional Handicrafts of India to Take Back?

Wooden Handicrafts of India

Below is given the list of handicrafts that you can take back with you

Metal Craft of India- You will find all types of metal craft from gold and silver to copper and brass. Take enameled jewellery and enameled utensils like wine-cups, finger-bowls, pill boxes etc. which can be found in gold and silver, sometimes studded with jewels. You can find utensils- both utility and ornamental- made of white metal and electroplated brass and copper carrying engravings on them. These metal crafts could be found in the Indian cities Lucknow, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bihar. However, they can even be found in traditional crafts market like State Emporia Complex and Dilli Haat in New Delhi, the capital of India.

Handcrafted Textile of India- Silk weaving, specific embroideries of different Indian states, hand block printing, tie and dye textile, batik print clothes, and other ethnic dresses are now not new to the world. They are beautiful and stunning and the fantastic thing about them is that you will find at least one specific type of textile in whichever part you are in India. So, you can get brocade textile in Varanasi, cotton handloom sarees in West Bengal, different types of silk sarees in states of South India, Bandhni (tie and dye) in Rajasthan, mirror embroidery work in Gujarat and so on. Collect whatever you can from wherever you can!


Wooden Handicrafts of India- You will find carved and inlaid wooden articles, wood lacquering work, wooden sculptures & statues and many other types of wooden handicrafts in India. Carved wood sheesham furniture of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh is famous for its incomparable craftsmanship. Other states like Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, Karnataka and Kerala too have developed distinct styles of wood carvings. Rajasthan is also noted for its carved sandalwood and rosewood besides heavy ornamental furniture. If you can not take back heavy furniture, you will find all types of other wooden handicrafts like toys, cigar boxes, mirror frames, pen holders and a lot of other wood craft items in India. If interested in them, know more about State wise wooden handicrafts of India