is the world's largest cyber shop on handmade Indian crafts and gifts, exquisitely handcrafted by the artisans of rural India. From rustic paper Mache crafts to splendid Pashmina shawls, ShalinCraft brings you products from the rich cultural heritage of India. You can choose from over 1500 unique products.

   Our steadily expanding product range spans the hottest craft categories today including traditional needlecrafts like Jaipuri quilts, home and holiday decorating, jewellery and apparel, paper crafts, woodworking, bronze and brass sculptures, folk art, books, musical instruments along with many other collectibles and gift items.

   India, a country with natural and cultural richness has a timeless heritage. Though moving with the world today, India still holds that mystic charm and that charm breathes in every art and craft coming from the hands of remote artists of her tribes and villages.

   The rich and beautiful Indian culture started its journey long back with the journey of humanity on this land. It reflects their art of living, basic attitude towards life, talents and creativity. People from every walk of life, from the enormous estates to the remote and petit villages, everyone has continuously contributed to the heritage and richness of Indian culture.

   The fact that India was invaded and ruled by various kings down the ages is already reflected by its impact on India culture. Among many other dynasties that ruled this rich country, Mughal dynasty was the one that left its most prominent and everlasting marks on its culture and people.

Time after time our much-treasured culture shows impacts of being treated quite ruthlessly by the foreign invaders and rulers but with a steel strong base it was never completely shaken. It survived with a few ugly scars in form of ruined monuments in some part of the country.

   When we take a journey through the richness of Indian culture, we see how each form of art was given birth and nurtured with care, brought to its peak, held there firmly and down the ages modified and developed further.

  Indian Culture.

  Indian Music

   Many musical instruments and countless tunes (Ragas) are invented by them. They developed different Ragas for different times, seasons and feelings.

   Different regions developed their own style of singing, not following the ragas but their own folk tunes and taking the lyrics in their own language and themes from their day-to-day life.

  Indian Art.

   From the caves of the primitive folks, to the walls of the remote villages followed by the courts of the kings and now to the modern style, Indian culture has seen many faces of art in its journey since antiquity.

   In this field of Indian culture the Mughals contributed in abundance by promoting and patronizing the miniature artists. The British influence too contributed in the heritage of Indian art and culture by mingling the style of the two countries. What resulted was a pleasant blend that left its beautiful mark in the history of Indian culture.

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  Indian Jewelry.

   Jewellery made by stones, unfinished initially, has come a long way down the ages. Metal, gems and stones, jewelry has all existed since the existence of desire of wearing them.

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  Indian Clothing.

   The heavy sari clothes, silk fabric, unequalled quality of woolen fabric like toosh and pashmina extend richness to the Indian culture.

  Indian Books.

   This complexity stems from many sources, including a love of story-telling as much as anything else, but it is only the surface of Indian faith. Beneath this surface layer can be found a system of unifying beliefs that have guided the lives of ordinary Indian families for generations.

  Indian Home Decor.

   The products of home décor include rugs and carpets, cushion covers, bedspreads and the fabulous table linen. The cushion covers of Kashmir are made of coarse handloom cotton in shades of white and off white.

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