Gandhi Shilp Bazar – An Exhibition & Sale of Traditional Arts/Crafts Will be Held Pilikula Urban Haat From September 24

Gandhi Shilp Bazar – An Exhibition & Sale of Traditional Arts/Crafts Will be Held Pilikula Urban Haat From September 24

Gandhi Shilp Bazar will be held at the Urban Haat in K. Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama from September 24 to September 30. The exhibition and sale is open to the public between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Pilikula Development Authority Commissioner Noor Zahara Khanum inaugurates the exhibition at 4 p.m. on September 24, Tuesday. The Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) has organised the Gandhi Shilp Bazar to help artisans directly sell their products to buyers.

As many as 50 artisans including awardees from various States selected through the online portal www.indian.handicrafts.gov.in of the Office of Development Commissioner will participate with their exquisite craft creations to showcase their traditional heritage of arts and crafts.

The major crafts that will be on display and sale include hand embroidery, jewellery, art metal ware, hand-printed textiles, leather items, printed bed sheets, cane and bamboo, wood carvings, stone carvings, hand block printing, Zari embroidery, paintings, Applique work, sital pati, Handloom products, etc. Besides, there will be a live demonstration of various crafts by eminent Master craftspersons on important and intricate crafts.