Bhopalites are enjoying wonderful range of outfits in-trend this season. The ‘Bhadra Mela’ being organised at Bhopal Haat is evoking a good response, as the shopaholics have got an opportunity to pick the best dress for this festive season.
This annual mela is organised by State Panchayat and Rural Development Department began from Monday. There is an exquisite collection of dress materials, jewellery, leather, food items, terracotta and much more. The self-employed artisans have participated in the fair.
It is to be noted that 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 products. As many as 42 Self Help Groups (SHGs) from across the country have participated in the mela. SHGs artisans from different parts of the country have arrived in the mela to display and sale their products. Quoting the fact Tiwari said that these artisans earn the profit of sale directly from the customers. There is a high range of cotton products from different parts of the country. The mela has brought a huge variety of different materials from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh as well. There are night lamps from Rajasthan, hand printed cotton bed sheets, fine cotton dress materials, readymade kurtis and bed sheets from Gujarat, handloom bed sheets and interior materials from Tikamgarh.
The mela also shares a major collection from Madhya Pradesh. A variety of Chanderi dress material, sarees, bed-sheets, terracotta, bagh print, jute and leather materials like purses and hand bags.