Chapter 1: Crafts in the past – Discusses
the role of craftspersons from the earliest periods of recorded history which
has played role in development of the community.
Chapter 2: Colonial rules and crafts
– Discusses how the crafts developed
under the colonial rule in the seventeenth century which resulted in a steady
home market and a worldwide reputation for Indian crafts.
Chapter 3: Mahatma Gandhi and self-sufficiency – Discusses Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas about self-sufficiency and
handicrafts and wanted to revive these villages, their craft economy and their
practices and make them represent a system that was completely different from
Western societies based on industry.
Chapter 4: Handloom and Handicrafts revival – Discusses how the handicrafts and handloom sector get revived after
independence, through the schemes introduced by the Central and State
Governments.
Chapter 5: The Crafts Community today
– Discusses the reasons why the condition and the status of the crafts
community today is so poor even after the efforts of the government of India.
Chapter 6: Production and Marketing
– Discusses the various traditional production, distribution and marketing
strategies that are available to craft communities in India.
Chapter 7: Crafts Bazaar – Discusses how in a rapidly urbanising India, does one strengthen the link between the rural crafts community and the urban consumer.
Note: The chapters in this book are more analytical in nature, hence useful for Civil Services (Main) Examination.