For those shopaholics, this festive season is a godsend for they know how they would spend time with and so is the business. The ongoing handloom exhibition of Kosa Silk - ‘Kosa and Cotton of Chhattisgarh’ is evoking a good response from the denizens. The exhibition, which began on October 18, is being organised by Gram Udyog Handloom department, Raipur, Government of Chhattisgarh. The exhibition would be continued till October 25.
The exhibition showcases a huge variety of Kosa Silk in various dress materials. SC Devangan, Asst Director of Directorate of Gram Udyog Handloom, Raipur said, “With an aim to provide a sturdy platform to the artisans who make handloom and handicraft products these exhibitions are organised across the nation.” Elaborating further, he said, “Such exhibitions remove the ‘middle man’ from between the buyer and the seller. This makes the artisans earn the profit directly over the material he has worked upon so enthusiastically.”
luckily, for Bhopalites they have many options as many fairs displaying beautiful handloom materials have been organised. But, the handloom exhibition of Kosa Silk, exclusively displays the materials in pure silk including an array of different colours. Not only this, the exhibition has also a variety of cotton wears. At this fair, female participants could hunt for the material of their choice. As many as 22 Self Help Groups (SHGs) have displayed 1,000 kinds of silk materials at affordable prizes. Notably, many of the weavers are State awardees in handloom and handicraft. They have displayed an exclusive and rarest of their collection this year.
Moreover, the Kosa and Cotton of Chhattisgarh is bing organised for a fifth time in the city of lakes. Most of the weavers have arrived from Champa, Raigarh and Bilaspur. One could find, dress materials, saris, duppattas, kurtis and suits in kosa silk and cotton embedded with beautiful embroidery and print. This fair gives an opportunity to the female participants of the city to buy beautiful attire for themselves this festive season.