Shilparamam

Shilparamam
Shilparamam
General information
Type	Crafts village
Architectural style	Ethnic
Location	Madhapur, Hyderabad,Telangana, India
Completed	1998
Opened	21 June 1998
Website
	shilparamam.in

Shilparamam is an arts and crafts village located in Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

The village was conceived with an idea to create an environment for the preservation of traditional crafts. There are ethnic festivals round the year.

Shilparamam, a crafts village, conceived in the year 1992, is situated just about few kilometers from Hyderabad city. Sprawling over 65 acres (260,000 m²) of land in the hi-tech hub city of India, Shilparamam gives a scenic ambience of tradition and cultural heritage. For promotion and preservation of Indian arts and crafts and to motivate the artisans, the state government established this platform.

Attractions at Shilparamam

Rural Museum

The rural museum, surrounded by trees, is a miniature depiction of typical Indian village. Over 15 life-sized huts, authentically constructed out of baked clay and thatch, depict rural and tribal lifestyles and the life of various artisans. It provides a window to rural life for city dwellers and those who have never visited a village before. The museum houses sculptures and life size models depicting the day-to-day activities of the rural artisans.

Boating

Shilparamam has a lake which also offers both rowing and paddle boating.

Rock Museum

Shantiniketan's Subroto Basu has fashioned a rock garden here by blending his own rock collections with the rock formations found in the village. The natural formations stand unswayed in a scenic form in Rock Museum.^[tone] This Rock Museum adds a fantastic ecological side to Shilparamam.^{[citation needed]}