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The art of
hand-knotted carpets probably originated
in Southern Central Asia during 3rd and
2nd millennium BCE. Turkmenistan and
Persia (Iran) were the countries that
served as a cradle of art of carpet
making.
In India the art of carpet making was
introduced with the beginning of the
Mughal Dynasty in the early sixteenth
century, when the last successor of
Timur, Babar, extended his rule from
Kabul to India to found the Mughal
Empire. Under the patronage of Mughal,
Indian craftsmen adopted Persian
techniques and designs. Carpets woven in
Punjab at that time (often called Lahore
carpets today) made use of motifs and
decorative styles found in Mughal
architecture.
During the Mughal period, the carpets
made on the Indian subcontinent became
so famous that demand for them spread
abroad. These carpets had distinctive
designs and boasted a high density of
knots. Carpets made for the Mughal
emperors, including Jahangir and
Shah Jahan, were of the finest quality.
Under Shah Jahan's reign, Mughal carpet
weaving took on a new aesthetic and
entered its classical phase.
This tradition of carpet weaving was
carried from the Mughals to other
dynasties and further taken down to
generations and spread across various
states. Each state or region now has a
unique mix of its own specialty and
ethnic sense of carpet designing. Also,
the quality and categories of carpets
depends on the availability of raw
materials and skill set of craftsmen of
different regions.
Indian subcontinent has always welcomed
the new cultures and people; hence
Indian culture is richly diversified
with art forms accumulated over the
centuries. This cultural impact is
reflected on the carpet manufacturing
art.
So here is a
list of distinguished manufacturers of
India.
• Domotex International, New Delhi
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Jaipur Rugs
Company Private Ltd, Jaipur
• Vimla International, Jaipur
• KK Overseas, Delhi
• Deepiga Tax, Tamil Nadu
• D-Raj International, New Delhi
• United Overseas, Panipat
• Vinaayak Fab, Tamil Nadu
• Oasis Agencies, Kolkatta
• Vaibhav International, Jaipur
• Anjani Carpets, Bhadohi
• Bansal Carpets, Agra
• Oriental Carpet Center, New Delhi
• Kashyap Carpets, Kashmir
• PKJ Exports, Mumbai
• Craft India International, Kanpur
• Dhingra Exports, Panipat
• Versatile Trade, Delhi
• Monarch Exports International, Gurgaon
• Buoyant Export, Agra
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