The 6th edition of Chandigarh National Crafts Mela concluded with colourful medley of folk performances of India at Kalagram on Sunday.
This year, the theme of the festival was Colours and Sounds of North India. Around 215 craftspersons and artisans from across the country participated in the mega tourism cultural event where 400 folk artists and dancers from far-flung areas of country were specially called along with dance troupes from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, lakshwadeep , Puducherry, among others.
The main attraction of the Crafts Mela was the participation of shilp gurus, Sant Kabir awardees, national awardees, national merit certificate holders and also state awardees who had put their craftsmanship for display for the public.
The entire Crafts Mela village wore an ethnic look with the theme Colours and Sounds of North India. Around 22 States and Union Territories of India had joined hands to put up an unbelievable show of handlooms and handicrafts.
The concluding evening unfolded with the colourful performance titled Folk Dances India in which more than 300 folk artisans, performers gave an astonishing colourful thunderous performance on Sunday. There were dance performances from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Orissa.
This year, the 10-day long Crafts Mela attracted many foreign and Indian tourists apart from people from Tricity joining in the festivities at Kalagram.