The ‘Basant Mela 2015’ being organised at Bhopal Haat had a kickstart here from Friday. This annual mela is organised by Panchayat and Rural Development Department. There is an exquisite collection of dress materials, leather, food items, terracotta and much more. The mela is captivating the interest of the people especially, the women participants as there is a high range of jewelleries and accessories.
Notably, this mela is organised every year and is scheduled in the annual calendar, to promote the self-employed artisans living under poverty line. With the help of such opportunities offered by Government they get a chance to display their talent before the citizens. As many as 35 to 40 Self Help Groups (SHGs) from various States of the country have participated in the mela.
Artisans belonging to SHGs from various districts of Madhya Pradesh have arrived in the mela to display and sale their products. Noticeably, these artisans earn the profit of sale directly from the customers. The mela has brought a huge variety of different materials from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as well. There are hand printed cotton bed sheets, fine cotton dress materials, readymade kurtis and bed sheets from Gujarat, handloom bed sheets and interior materials.
Sharing a major collection from Madhya Pradesh the mela is vying to attract the customers fond of Maheshwari and Chanderi. A variety of Chanderi dress material, sarees, bed-sheets, terracotta, bagh print, jute and leather materials like purses and hand bags. The fair has got artisans from Indore, Rajgarh, Satna, Balaghat and Mandla.
This is not the limit for the people of the city. The cultural programmes will be organised on the weekends to entertain the customers arriving at the mela. Saturday a musical night will be held. The mela would continue till February 25.