<strong>Introduction:</strong>
India has the largest concentration of tribal population in the world. The tribal are the children
of nature and their lifestyle is conditioned by the eco-system. India due to its diverse eco-
systems has a wide variety of tribal population. Tribes people constitute 8.14% of the total
population of the country, numbering 84.51 million (2001 Census). There are 697 tribes
notified by the Central Government under Article 342 of the Indian Constitution with certain
tribes being notified in more than one State. More than half the Scheduled Tribe population is
concentrated in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Jharkhand
and Gujarat whereas in Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Pondicherry and Chandigarh no community
has been notified as a Scheduled Tribe.

<strong>Tribal Handicraft:</strong>
Handicrafts are mostly defined as "Items made by hand, often with the use of simple tools,
and are generally artistic and/or traditional in nature. They are also objects of utility and
objects of decoration.”
Handicrafts are the indigenous creation of ordinary people of villages. They; have a tradition
which remain unchanged or unaffected over generation. Earlier these are made with utilitarian
motive but slowly the demand has increased. Readmore
