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India
India is located in South Asia. India is bordered by China, Nepal and Bhutan on the north;
Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma) on the east; the Bay of Bengal on the southeast; the Palk
Strait, the Gulf of Mannar, and the Indian Ocean on the south; and Pakistan and the Arabian
Sea on the west. The capital of India is New Delhi. India gained its independence from The
British Empire in 1947.
Rug weaving was introduced to India during the sixteenth century at the time of the Moghul
Emperor Akbar. Indian workshops prospered about the same time as the royal Persian rug
manufacturers of the Safavid Dynasty in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Many of the
workshops were under the supervision of Iranian weavers. Consequently, Indian designs were
strongly influenced by those of Iran.
Rug weaving almost stopped in India in the late seventeenth century, and it was not until about
1850 that large factories managed by the British, and later by American companies, began
producing large quantities of rugs again. This time, however, rugs were produced largely for
exportation. Many are copies of Persian and French eighteenth century designs.
The major rug producing centers of India are in the towns of Srinagar, Amritsar, Jaipur, Agra,
Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Khamariah and Ellora. Many Indian rugs are marketed under the Persian
style names from which they are copied. For example, a rug could be sold under the name
Indo-Esfahan, which means it is an Esfahan style made in India.
Currently, India is one of the largest producers of handmade rugs. Market sizing data from the
exporting countries is difficult to obtain, as some of the countries may not track the data or
disclose it. Nevertheless, from foreign embassies, industry specialists, and magazine articles,
the 1998 rug export estimate for India is 500 million dollars. India produces handmade rugs
mainly for exportation.
India is located in South Asia. India is bordered by China, Nepal and Bhutan on the north;
Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma) on the east; the Bay of Bengal on the southeast; the Palk
Strait, the Gulf of Mannar, and the Indian Ocean on the south; and Pakistan and the Arabian
Sea on the west. The capital of India is New Delhi. India gained its independence from The
British Empire in 1947.
Rug weaving was introduced to India during the sixteenth century at the time of the Moghul
Emperor Akbar. Indian workshops prospered about the same time as the royal Persian rug
manufacturers of the Safavid Dynasty in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Many of the
workshops were under the supervision of Iranian weavers. Consequently, Indian designs were
strongly influenced by those of Iran.
Rug weaving almost stopped in India in the late seventeenth century, and it was not until about
1850 that large factories managed by the British, and later by American companies, began
producing large quantities of rugs again. This time, however, rugs were produced largely for
exportation. Many are copies of Persian and French eighteenth century designs.
The major rug producing centers of India are in the towns of Srinagar, Amritsar, Jaipur, Agra,
Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Khamariah and Ellora. Many Indian rugs are marketed under the Persian
style names from which they are copied. For example, a rug could be sold under the name
Indo-Esfahan, which means it is an Esfahan style made in India.
Currently, India is one of the largest producers of handmade rugs. Market sizing data from the
exporting countries is difficult to obtain, as some of the countries may not track the data or
disclose it. Nevertheless, from foreign embassies, industry specialists, and magazine articles,
the 1998 rug export estimate for India is 500 million dollars. India produces handmade rugs
mainly for exportation.