Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated the exhibition ‘Sustain: The Craft Idiom’, a specially-curated cultural project for the 2nd G 20 meeting being held in Bhubaneswar from May 14 to 17 by the Union Ministry of Culture.
The exhibition presents varied expressions of India’s age-old living heritage and indigenous knowledge systems that have sustained individuals, communities and societies in shaping their beliefs, values and traditions since time immemorial.
The exhibition showcases more than 35 crafts, various languages and scripts of India through objects and live teaching demonstrations. .
The vision for the exhibition is to create awareness among visitors, professionals and policymakers about the many heritage practices that prioritise mindful and optimal utilisation of natural resources and harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
The exhibition is being held at Kala Bhoomi –Odisha Crafts Museum from May 15 to 22.
Union Minister for Culture and Tourism G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs Arjul Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityananda Rai were present.