art & handicrafts in Delhi

Delhi is a city that boasts of seven incarnations and has more to view besides the old monuments and remains of the ruination.

Delhi crafts have an opulent legacy patronized by the yore emperors. Delhi is called as the richest place of legacies as it is near to us chronologically mainly as the Mughals were true patrons of arts and crafts.

You can watch the crafts of Delhi at Matia Mahal’s Pahadi Bhoila where there are numerous shops of fashion bangles as well as necklaces made of bone.

The ancestors were ivory craftsmen and the ivory ban compelled them to alter the raw material and switch to buffaloes and camels bones instead. The crafts of Delhi create magic using gold thread embroidery and semi-precious stones.

There was a time when one could identify this place tracking the beating sound, but today you have to ask people for such workshops.

The Delhi crafts include the meenakari work. This work is done with paint that is embossed on gold or silver to make it appear as a precious stone.

The Delhi turbulence and the colonial rule snatched away the artisans to peaceful climes. Part of them moved to Rajasthan who made lac bangles and many moved to Hyderabad.

The Lacquer bangles are the oldest crafts of Delhi. Similarly, the potters are commonly seen in various parts of Delhi. These potters do fashion pots that are needed for hot summer and are in constant demand though refrigerators are an indispensable part of every home.