The shopaholics of the city are exploring handloom and handicrafts of Madhya Pradesh in a craft mela being organised at Bhopal Haat. The craft mela that began here from Saturday is evoking a good response by the handloom and handicraft lovers of the city.
Organised by District Urban Development Agency (DUDA), Madhya Pradesh, the fair is all about handicraft and handloom material. As many as 45 self help groups (SHGs) participated from across the State. The craft fair would conclude on March 7.
The Bhopalites are having fun in exploring the colourful and fizzy shades of the State. With the most renowned dress materials of the State i.e. Chanderi and Maheshwari, one could find the huge collection of handloom materials made up of jute, paper-mache and much more.
Besides, ladies’ stuff is a major part of this exotic shopping fair. As women love to buy stuff for their houses they could not only buy decorative items but, imitation jewelleries for themselves.
Interestingly, the buyers can have a look at the enchanting handmade jewelleries which is rarely seen in markets or at any other place.
The mela also shares a major collection of dress materials, enthralling the ladies. The stalls of household decoration would captivate a big crowd at the spot. Dress materials like, lucknowi chicken, mulberry silk and more could be explored at the mela.
One could find a wonderful collection been designed in different patterns and prints. There are printed materials beautifully embroidered with Batik Print, Dabu Print, Hand-Block Print and one of the most renowned and loved in all seasons, Bagh Print there.
A variety of decorative items like rugs, carpets, imitation jewellery, dress materials, ladies hand-bags, metal crafts, bamboo showpieces and sculptures of metal are also on display.
Notably, such fairs are organised not just for the people to enjoy shopping from various States but, such fairs provides a platform to the Self Help Groups (SHGs) working in different parts of the State. Moreover, these groups have been invited from different parts of the State to put up their stalls at Bhopal Haat for the first time which would continue in future.