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Master artisans from minority community to showcase products at Hunar Haat in Pondicherry

| @indiablooms | Sep 21, 2017, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IBNS): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Thursday that his ministry is organising “Hunar Haat” at Puducherry, from Sep 24 to 30, 2017 to provide market and opportunity to master artisans belonging to the minority communities.

Minister Naqvi said that “Hunar Haat”, organised by Minority Affairs Ministry earlier at different places, have been very successful and encouraging for master artisans belonging to the poor sections of the minorities.

Union Minister Naqvi and Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy will inaugurate the “Hunar Haat”, to be organised at Craft Bazaar, Gandhi Thidal Beach, Goubert Avenue, Puducherry.

Master artisans from 16 stateswill be showcasing their traditional talent. 

Artisans will bring for display and sale, a wide variety of traditional and rare handicraft and handloom items, which will include Hyderabad pearl, wrought iron and wood carving, wooden and sandalwood items, hand-made jewellery, tie and dye,  kantha embroidered Jeans bags, handloom bed sheets, ceramic/clay items, black stone pottery, hand embroidery, etc.

Besides, Hand Painting, Zari bag and Wall Hanging, Mutava Handicraft, Ajrakh Print, Copper/Brass/Aluminium Handicrafts, Jute/Cane/Bamboo Product, Marble Inlay, Wooden-Toys/Gift Items, Block Printed dresses, Dry Flowers, Durry & Carpets,  Bagh/Batik Print, Raparound Palazzo, Ladakh and Kashmiri Handicrafts, Lamps, Sea Ornaments, Attar, Applique, Bangles, Glassware and Maheshwari Saree etc will also be available.

In an open space in Gandhi Thidal, traditional stalls are being constructed in the “Hunar Haat” where the visitors will also enjoy delicious foods from various parts of the country. 

Artisans from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Orissa, Puducherry and Uttarakhand etc are participating.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs has organized “Hunar Haat” earlier also at different places. Recently, “Hunar Haat” had been organized at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Cannaught Place in New Delhi,  which was attended more than 26 lakh people, both domestic and foreign visitors.


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