Annual Diwali fair organised by IPS Officers Wife’s Association (IPSOWA) concluded on a high note on Sunday. This year Diwali fair focused on women entrepreneurs and have vivid varieties of 104 stalls depicting different culture and art works. The three days event also witnessed various cultural programmes.
Citing details about the event, IPSOWA President, Dr. Poonam Pandey said, “This year we focused on the concept of women entrepreneurs. People from various districts of Jharkhand participated in the event. 104 stalls and 30 umbrellas were put this year. IPSOWA members have also decided to provide five sewing machines to self help group working in Ramgarh, Ranchi and Khunti districts in order to extend their social responsibility towards the people.”
In order to support the children of martyrs family members who lost lives in 2015, IPSOWA have decided to lend helping hands to few of them. Rupees 50 thousands was given to three family members of martyrs on the concluding day of the event.
This year too, IPSOWA witnessed huge crowd. As Diwali is approaching residents too got an opportunity to buy various products from the Diwali fair displaying clothes, jewelry and other utility items.
“Every year we try to do something innovative and different. This fair provides platform to the budding artists and moreover denizens also gets variety of choices at one specific place,” said Secretary IPSOWA, Chinu Kumar.
The fair was inaugurated by Governor, Draupadi Murmu on November 5. Various quizzes and competitions were organized by IPSOWA during the ongoing fair and the winners were presented with the certificates on the last day. On the concluding day a special skit was presented by the special branch group of Jharkhand Police highlighting on the sensitive issue of Witchcraft practices and depicting the plight of the sufferers.