Haryana

Haryana's Surajkund Crafts Mela has grown from a local market into one of India's largest craft gatherings, but the state's own textile tradition — Phulkari embroidery, durrie weaving — is still made in the same villages that supply the fair.

Ragini balladry and Saang folk theatre carry Haryana's oral history in a state better known for wrestling akharas than performing arts, though the two aren't as separate as they sound — both demand years of disciplined practice before a public appearance.