Chhattisgarh Handicraft Development Board is organising a National Handicraft Fair in Nagpur from December 30, 2016 to January 8, 2017 with an aim to provide better market to craftsmen.
The State Handicraft Development Department has entrusted Chhattisgarh Handicraft Development Board with the responsibility to organise this fair, wherein more than 300 craftsmen from various parts of the country will take part. Energy, New and Renewable Energy Minister of Maharashtra Chandrashekhar Bawan Kule will formally inaugurate this fair at Kasturchand Park of Nagpur on December 31 at 6pm.
Mayor of Nagpur Praveen Datke will be the special guest of the inaugural programme, which will be presided over by Deepak Tarachand Sahu, President Chhattisgarh Handicraft Development Board.
On the occasion, Managing Director of Chhattisgarh Handicraft Development Board Alok Awasthi and Office Development Commissioner (Handicraft), Assistant Director of Jagdalpur/Nagpur SR Masram will also attend the programme.
In this national handicraft fair, Chhattigarh's bellmetal (dhokra), wrought iron, wooden art, terracotta, jute, kosa fabric, Madhya Pradesh's famous chanderi silk, maheshwari silk, dhabu and batik print sarees and dress materials, Uttar Pradesh's Banarsi sarees and galeecha of Bhadohi Mirzapur, wooden furniture of Saharanpur, chiken fabric of lucknow, Phulkari of Punkjab, Mojdi of Rajasthan, bandhni sarees and dress material, jewelry of Delhi, peals of Hyderabad, kashmiri shawls, jute crafts of Bengal, leather and leather wear of Devas, and more than 300 crafts of various states of the country as well as the products make by handloom weavers will be put on display for exhibition cum sale in this fair.