Online Marketplace Platform for Artisans

Abstract—Maharashtra is blessed with a vibrant heritage of indigenous handicrafts like pottery, wooden toys, Kolhapuri chappals, and handcrafted decorative items inspired by art traditions like Warli, Madhubani, and Maithili paintings. Yet, despite their significance, artisans from this region grapple with problems concerning access to markets, dependency on middlemen, and presence in the digital world. This paper suggests Online Marketplace for Artisans, a web platform that aims to connect artisans directly to consumers and therefore eliminate middlemen, thus promoting Maharashtra’s native crafts world- wide. The platform is developed using Spring Boot, AngularJS, Node.js, and React.js so that the project can provide security, scalability, and usability. Some of its important features include a product catalog with easy navigation, secure payment integra- tion, real-time inventory management, and multilingual support for enhanced accessibility. The study analyzes the platform’s prospects in increasing artisans’ earnings, conserving traditional crafts, and expanding the market. Highlights of this research indicate how technology can be leveraged to enable artisans’ empowerment and support the sustainability of Maharashtra’s handicraft tradition. Index Terms—Online Market, Maharashtra Artisans, Pottery, Toys,Kolhapuri Chappals, Handicrafts, Digital Empowerment, E- Commerce.