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The yearly lawsuit organised by the Crafts Council of India, the Crafts Bazaar, moves from its erstwhile home, the Co-optex grounds astatine Egmore, and returns this twelvemonth astatine a caller venue. A one-stop destination for handcrafted textiles, jewellery, location furnishings, location décor and indigenous arts and crafts, the just astatine The Mother Teresa Women’s Complex, Nungambakkam, brings unneurotic much than 60 artisans and weavers from crossed the country. Whether visitors privation to store oregon research India’s affluent textile traditions and creation forms, the bazaar offers an perfect platform.
Sanji Art | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Chairperson of CCI, Visalakshi Ramaswamy, says the just is returning aft a spread of 2 years owed to the deficiency of a suitable venue. “We purpose to popularise accepted art, crafts and textiles, and make a nonstop marketplace for them without middlemen,” she says. “This year, respective nationalist award-winning artists and weavers volition showcase their latest creations. The autochthonal arts of our federation volition fascinate visitors, arsenic volition the richness of our textile heritage.”
Weaves of Benaras | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
At the bazaar, shoppers tin acquisition a show of creations made from earth, mud, stone, wood, leather, cotton, jute and paper. Art enthusiasts volition person the accidental to conscionable and interact with respective artists contiguous astatine the venue. National award-winning artists Kalyan Prasad Joshi and Anuj Joshi volition contiguous phad paintings from Rajasthan, portion Shilp Guru volition speech astir his pichwai painting. Fifth-generation creator Akshya Kumar Bariki volition showcase patachitra paintings from Odisha, and Venkat Raman Singh Shyam volition contiguous his Gond creation creations from Madhya Pradesh.
h2o reed products from Manipur | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The Crafts Bazaar highlights crafts that observe folk, classical, festive and Nature-based traditions. Handcrafted h2o reed products and achromatic pottery (Longpi pottery) by Pamshangphi Ngasainao from Manipur volition beryllium featured. Gobindo Halder volition contiguous sholapith craft, an eco-friendly creation from West Bengal made from the spongy halfway of the shola plant, portion Mohan Verma volition show the accepted sanji creation of Uttar Pradesh.
Textile lovers volition beryllium spoilt for choice, arsenic respective nationalist award-winning weavers motorboat their latest creations. These see Bhujodi weaves from Kutch by Vankar Poonam Arjun, Maheshwari weaves by Anas Ansari, bandini creations by Abdul Bashir Katri, ajrakh textiles from Gujarat by Mushtaq Khatri, Bhagalpur tussars from Bihar by Sushant Ranjan, Benarasi saris from Uttar Pradesh by Sumaiyyia Textiles,
Jewellery made from Adivasi beadwork, brass dhokra craft, patwa jewellery from Rajasthan, recycled materials, solid bangles and crochet volition besides beryllium disposable astatine the stalls. In addition, bluish pottery from Rajasthan, ceramic pottery from UP, writer mats from Pattamadai and Veeravanallur successful Tamil Nadu, soof embroidery from Gujarat by Hemant Dohat, and Khurja pottery volition beryllium displayed.
For location décor enthusiasts, the bazaar volition diagnostic brushed furnishings, metal, ceramic and woody partition hangings with motifs inspired by Nature. Crafts Bazaar celebrates the creativity of artisans drawn from each parts of the country, including Shilpa Gurus, State Awardees and winners of galore different prestigious honours.
The Crafts Council of India (CCI) is simply a volunteer-run, not-for-profit NGO moving for the sustainable maturation and improvement of India’s crafts and it’s trade artisans.
shola pith craft | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
@The Mother Teresa Women’s Complex, Nungambakkam. February 13 to 17, 10.30am to 7pm. Entry is free. For details, telephone 98405 41456.
