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The coral islands that make up Lakshadweep, (literally meaning 100,000 islands) are the northernmost extension of the chain of islands that stretch from far south of the Maldives. The name derives from estimates of early sailors who must have imagined at least 100,000 of these coral islands and atolls. In fact, Lakshadweep contains 22 islands, only 11 of which are inhabited – none of them being more than four metres above sea level. The atolls are rich in guano – deposits of centuries of bird droppings.

All this is the work of thousands of unsung, unappreciated artisans and crafts persons who make magic with their very hands. They are the ones who make those fabulous tie-and-dye skirts, those fantastically embroidered Gujarati cholis, that lacquered furniture and that beautifully studded silver jewellery. India may be a land of farmers but it is equally a land of artisans. Unfortunately, Indian arts and crafts have been teetering on the edge of extinction for a long time. Demand for indigenous arts and crafts nose-dived with the setting up of large-scale industry in India. After all, in a poor country like India, machine-made saris – to give you but one example – are cheaper and therefore more affordable than handloom saris. The list is endless. This has left artisans with little choice but to abandon their age-old professions and become common laborers, factory workers or government clerks. In either case, the loss has been of ours. Thankfully, efforts have been made by both government and non-government agencies to keep our art and craft tradition alive and kicking. Here then is an overview of the major arts and crafts of India.