Silk fab exhibition cum sale of silk product organized by Ministry of Textiles and National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) at Hotel Radisson Blu has a wide collection of traditional fabrics woven by expert artisans from remote end of the country.
The exhibition has an array of exquisite silk handlooms from silk sarees to salwar suits, dupattas, stoles to other textiles. There is an exclusive collection of Pochampalli, Paithani, Kanjivaram, Jamdani, Baluchari and Ikkat silk sarees in varied hues from across the country. Assam muga silk, the most expensive on the show was available at discounted rates.
Exhibition in-charge Hari Mohan Sharma said, “The exhibition providers the weavers a platform to display their creativity at larger scale. Our aim is to improve the earnings of the handlooms weaver community through it. From past three years we are organizing this exhibition here and are hopeful like every year this year too the exhibition will gather good response from the people.”
Saris with intricate madhupani print from Bihar were grabbing the eye balls of majority of the consumers. Floral handprint that depicts the tales of yore was attracting the femme fatale of the city. Tusar silk, the soft fabric noted for its simplicity and colour combinations and hand embroidered kantha silk also attracted women in droves. Saris with tribal design from Chattisgarh stand as a testimony to the sharpness of the weavers from the state. The stalls from the land also have Kosa and Kantha saris.
Anamika Sen Gupta who along with her family came to see the exhibition applauding the stuffs commented, “It is a real treat to watch the vivid collection of silk handlooms under one roof and that to at a reasonable price. I purchased Kashmir’s famous Pashmina shawl made on silk cloth for my mother. The market price of the shawl is Rs 7000 and here it is available at Rs2800.”
The traditional gathjola and Patola collection of saris from Gujarat carry the history of the place. Sambalpuri silk sarees from Odisha has some unique collection. The fair also offers Chanderi and Mashwei silk from Madhya Pradesh. “The collection is good. Today I am going through the stuffs will come with my sister the other day for shopping. The salwar suit collection is stealing the show here.” added another customer. There are as many as 87 stalls. The exhibition will conclude on March 27.