President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Handicrafts Awards in New Delhi, honouring outstanding artisans from across India for excellence in traditional crafts.
The ceremony recognised weavers, potters, metalworkers, and other craftspeople whose skills preserve cultural heritage passed through generations. National Handicrafts Awards are among the highest government honours for the handicrafts sector, which employs millions in rural and semi-urban clusters.
Recipients represented diverse traditions from Kashmir shawls to Kanchipuram silk, Odisha applique, and tribal bamboo craft. Murmu lauded artisans as custodians of identity and urged continued support for markets linking handmade goods to domestic and export buyers.
The event in the capital brought master craftspeople into contact with policymakers and buyers scouting authentic products. Handicrafts form a significant slice of India’s informal economy and tourism appeal, with award winners often seeing heightened demand for their workshops and cooperatives.
Handicrafts exports and government emporiums feature works by prior National Handicrafts Award winners whose techniques attract collector interest. President Murmu’s presentation ceremony in New Delhi placed artisan recognition alongside broader cultural policy promoting handmade goods over mass-produced imports.
Artisans from weaving, metalwork, and pottery traditions received awards recognising skills passed through generations. The National Handicrafts Awards ceremony in New Delhi connected master craftspeople with policymakers promoting handmade exports and domestic markets.
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