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India Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit

Business Confidence   54.40 56.40 71.80 45.70   [+]

Manufacturing PMI   50.30 50.70 55.00 48.50   [+]

Services PMI   50.10 53.20 57.50 44.60   Index Points [+]

Industrial Production   3.60 6.40 20.00 -7.20   percent   [+]

Industrial Production Mom   0.79 -1.77 14.94 -14.26   percent   [+]

Manufacturing Production   2.60 6.90 24.30 -9.10   percent

competitiveness Index   4.31 4.20 4.47 4.20   Points   [+]

Competitiveness Rank   55.00 71.00 71.00 42.00   [+]

Corruption Index   38.00 36.00 38.00 26.30   Points   [+]

Corruption Rank   85.00 94.00 95.00 35.00   [+]

Ease of Doing Business   130.00 134.00 139.00 130.00   [+]

Mining Production   3.03 4.20 13.00 -7.70   percent

Race Frequency (f) Percentage (%) White alone 33,737,000 86.8 Blac alone

3,3!",000 8.# $erican &n'ian alone #,000 0.6 $ian alone !,*",000 3.3 +atie-aaiian or Paci/c &lan'er 36,000 0.! o or ore race co1ine' 6!,000 0.7

Rajasthan, recognized by its Royal heritage is a prominent and well-established craft industry. Craft

remains a tradition in Rajasthan, preserved over centuries by the stronghold of the Royal Rajput family.

[1 !ithin the craft industry are smaller occupations. "hese include, fabric colouration and embellishment,

decorative painting and puppetry. Craft wor#ers see this not as an occupation, but rather a mar# of

respect to their heritage. $n the process of fabric colouration, woven fabrics are treated by methods such

as tie-dyeing, resist dyeing and direct application. "he dupatta worn by women show the popularity of

dyeing. $n %&&', traditional (odhpur garments inspired designer  Raghavendra Rathore)s collection,

Rathore (odhpur.[%*abric dyeing belongs to the Chippa caste of Rajasthan. *abrics are embellished with

mirror embroidery, symbolic to Rajasthan and wooden beading once dyed. "he trend of mirror embroidery

is also visible on dupattas in +unjab, #nown as the phul#ari. ecorative patterns adorn all surfaces in

Rajasthan. $nteriors of homes are painted with floral motifs similar bindidotted/ designs are seen on

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garments. "he clipped camel is uni0ue to Rajasthan. $n this, patterns are imprinted on the hide of the

camel, ta#en place during the +ush#ar and agaur festivals by the Rabari caste.[2 +uppetry and theatre

has remained a popular form of entertainment in Rajasthan. Recently, its popularity has reduced with

increased interest in film and television amongst rural communities. "he nat bhat caste produces

these marionette style puppets.[3 *acial e4pressions are painted on a mango wood head and the body is

covered in decorative, Rajasthani clothing. "he strings loosely bind the arms and torso together to give

fle4ibility for movement. "hese puppets usually perform in legends and mythology conveying a moral

message. "he Rajasthani craft industry is iconic to the identity of $ndia with many of its styles reaching the

international mar#et. "ie-dyeing is an e4ample of how international fashion aesthetics have rooted from

simple crafts methods of Rajasthan.

Crafts of Gujarat[edit

5ujarat is renowned for its te4tile production methods. 6ordering Rajasthan, the two states share

similarities in culture and identity. "he ancient $ndus 7alley Civilization inhabited the entire region,

including Rajasthan and +unjab during 8edieval $ndia. [9 "hey embar#ed on this te4tile industry in 5ujarat.

!ithin te4tile production, each caste is assigned to an occupation of its own. "hese are, weaving, dyeing

and printing. *or e4ample the :alvi caste is assigned to weaving. [; 5arment producers bring these

elements together to form the identity of 5ujarati te4tiles. irect application is a method also symbolic to

5ujarati garments. +aint and other applicants are used to form patterns on fabric for dupattas, ghagras

long s#irt/ and turbans. 6loc# printing is a widely used form of direct application. $n 6andhani, a uni0ue

5ujarati craft, fabric is tied at different sections before dyeing to create patterns.[

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are oing orl'i'e freely an' ery ra5i'ly. 9any clai it a the 5roce of

cultural interconnecte'ne an' a a ign of glo1al cultural integration. &n recent

'eca'e the olue of the glo1al circulation of the cultural goo' ha 1een

increae'. $ccor'ing to :.. ;roucher, in ter of 5rinte' atter, uic, iual art,

cinea an' 5hotogra5hic, ra'io < teleiion equi5ent ho, the alue of cultural

i5ort an' e=5ort alot tri5le' fro >67 1illion in !*80 to >00 1illion in !**!?3, 5.!#@. :iilarly the 5ro5ortion of orl' tra'e in cultural goo' roe fro ,# % of 

all i5ort in !*80 to ,8 % in !**7 ?3, 5.!#@. But ho far thee glo1al

interconnecte'ne i a to ay 5roceA he narratie 1elo ho the increaing

i5erialitic enture of etern an' $erican culture. ;oercialiation of e'ia

an' the cultural y1ol a ell a artifact an' the glo1al ae 'riing for the

5uruit of 5ro/t uing cultureC a a coo'ity, contitute the ole force of cultural

i5erialiC thee. &ntro'uce' 1y -er1ert :chiller, the ter cultural i5erialiC i

referre' to the ay in hich large ultinational cor5oration, inclu'ing the e'ia,

of 'eelo5e' countrie 'oinate' 'eelo5ing countrie. :u55orting the cultural

i5eriali thee in a ery 5roocatie article, D. Rotho5f roteE &t i in the

general interet of the Gnite' :tate to encourage the 'eelo5ent of a orl' in

hich the fault line e5arating nation are 1ri'ge' 1y hare' interet. $n' it i in

the econoic an' 5olitical interet of the Gnite' :tate to enure that if the orl'

i oing toar' a coon language, it 1e HnglihI that if the orl' i oing

toar' coon P.J. Kena ! telecounication, afety, an' quality tan'ar',

they 1e $ericanI that if the orl' i 1ecoing line' 1y teleiion, ra'io, an'

uic, the 5rograing 1e $ericanI an' that if coon alue are 1eing

'eelo5e', they 1e alue ith hich $erican are coforta1leL ?7, 5."3@. &n the

Gnite' :tate the larget ingle e=5ort ector contitute it /l an' teleiion

in'utry. he groing ga5 1eteen rich an' 5oor countrie, aie cla 'iMerence

ithin countrie an' equality 1eing con5icuou in it a1ence i o1iou. &n theeconoic 5here, a G+ re5ort iue' in !*** ho that the co1ine' ealth of the

orl'C three richet failie a greater than the annual incoe of 600 illion

5eo5le in the leat 'eelo5e' countrie. hreefour 'eca'e ago, the ga5 1eteen

the richet /fth of the orl'C 5eo5le an' the 5ooret a 30 to !, 1y !**0, it ha'

i'ene' to 60 to !, an' to'ay it tan' at 7" to ! ?3, 5.3@. $ tate' in the

etiate of the G+, 'uring the econ' half of the !**0, the orl'C 00 richet

5eo5le hae 'ou1le' their ealth to ore than > !000 1illion, an' the nu1er of

5eo5le liing on le than a 'ollar a 'ay ha reaine' unchange' at !,3 1illion ?8,

5.!!@. &t can 1e ai' fro the ariou tatitical inforation that the Wet i a

5riilege' 5art of the glo1e an' enNoying the 5riilege in ot of the arena. &n!**7, the co1ine' ealth of the 3#0 1illionaire of the orl' a greater than the

annual incoe of the "# % of huanity ?*, 5.!#7@. :tatitic ugget that the ratio

1eteen the incoe of the richet an' the 5ooret country a 3E! in !80, it

1ecae 3#E! 1y !*#0 an' roe u5 to 7E! in !**. &n the year 000, the richet one

5ercent of orl'C 5o5ulation receie' a uch incoe a the 5ooret #7 % ?!0,

5."38@. he nu1er ho glo1aliationC 1iae' rai/cation to an e=tent a

'icue' a1oe. &n the cultural 5here, the glo1al 'iMuion of eiC, 9cDonal',

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9O an' ;oca ;olaPe5i;ola ha hon increaing aiilation of local culture

into the $erican culture or hat coul' hae 1een ai' a $ericaniation, or

9cDonal'iation or in -annerC inter5retation of ;ocacoloniationC an' BenNain

Bar1erC terinology of 9c Worl'C. $ericaniation i a 5roce that refer to the

groing in4uence of the Gnite' :tate of $erica on the culture of other countrie,

a a reult u1tituting a gien culture ith the $erican one. 9cDonal'iationrefer to the glo1al 5rea' of the fat foo' retaurant. :o, fro thi 5er5ectie, it i

claie' that cultural glo1aliation i 5rea'ing cultural i5eriali. K. Bhagati

5oint outE if the !*th century a Britih, a tie of Pa=Britanica, an' the 0th

century a $erican, hen Pa=$ericana 5reaile', the !t century hich

any feare' oul' 1e Ka5anC, a Pa=Ka5anica 5roie to 1e $erican againL ?!!,

5.!08@. he arguent can 1e again 1ace' 1y another re5ort, hich ho orl'

i'e e=5ort of 5rograing hour, of hich oer "0 % coe fro the G:$ f

thoe, i5orte' 1y Huro5e, "" % are fro the G:$ f i5ort to atin $erica, 77

% are fro the G:$ &n the cae of ;ana'a, 70% of i5ort are fro the G:$. an' for

$frica, :outh of the :ahara, "7 %. ;onerely the G:$ i5ort only ! % of it

coercial 5rograing an' % of it 5u1lic erice 5rograing

 he econ' 'icoure that & inten' to 'icu here i relate' to the orl'i'e

'ieri/cation of culture rather than uni/cation, that there i increaing nu1er of

heterogeneity in orl' culture rather than hoogeneity. ne of the arguent that

carry forar' thi 'icoure i the glocaliationC thee. Gn'er thi chee of

thought, it i 1eliee' that glo1al culture 'oe not re5lace the local, rather goe

ith the latter han' in han'. &ntea' of aiilation of local culture into glo1al one,

there i accoo'ation of the to, a a reult 5ro'ucing a hy1ri' culture. he

cholarhi5 on glo1aliation an' 'eelo5ent literature ter it a hy1ri'iationC or

creoliationC. ;oine' 1y Rolan' Ro1erton, glocaliationC refer to the 5rocehere, glo1al culture con/r to the local con'ition ithout re5lacing the local. -e

&n'ian han'icraft in glo1aliation tieE an analyi of glo1allocal 'ynaic !3

5re'ict a 5luraliation of the orl' a localitie 5ro'uce a ariety of unique cultural

re5one to glo1al force ?!, 5.36@. $ he ay, glocaliationC thee e5haie

that it i a 5roce of the glo1al creation of the local an', oreoer, the localiation

of the glo1al.