How well do you know Indian handicrafts?

When you think of India, one of the main things that stand out are the toiling craftspeople from the smallest of villages, painstakingly plying age-old secrets to transform fiber, mud, metal, wood and even waste into something utterly divine.

We have all seen these products, hanging in the shop windows from little alleys to hotel studios. Many are familiar to the eye - but how much about them do you really know? Here's your chance to find out.

  1. Literally, the name of this craft translates to 'flower embroidery'. What is this craftwork adorning the chunnis found in Punjab and Haryana?

  2. With which region / state would you associate the beautiful mud-and-mirror work of lippan kaam, brought together using the dung of the camel and wild ass?

  3. Legend goes that these were first sold outside the Ambabai Mahalaxmi temple in Kolhapur. What special kind of leather product associated with this town in Maharashtra?

  4. Asharikandi village in Assam is famous for this kind of pottery with more than 80% families of this village engaged in producing this ethnic art. What form of craft, which literally means "baked earth"?

  5. The British name for this town you would associate with a type of saree and the Indian name with a type of idli. Which place, famous for its silk?

  6. The Changthangi goat from the mountains of the North will help you produce what famous, soft fabric?

  7. In which state of India would you find the Gadwal saree?

  8. What kind of living organism is behind the production of lac jewellery found in West Rajasthan and also other parts of India?

  9. The town of Channapatna in Karnataka is famous for making ____ out of the special ivory-wood found in the region. What?

  10. Locally these are referred to as palagai padam (palagai = "wooden plank"; padam = "picture"). We know them better for their rich colours and gold foil coatings. What kind of paintings?

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Answers: 1. Phulkari, 2. Kutch, Gujarat, 3. Chappal / sandal, 4. Terracotta, 5. Kanjeevaram / Kanchipuram, 6. Pashmina, 7. Telangana, 8. Insect, 9. Toys, 10. Tanjore paintings

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