Live
- LS polls: PM Modi says BJP-NDA leading 2-0 after first two phases
- Plea in Madras HC seeks special polling arrangement for names 'missing' from Coimbatore voter list
- Ex CM KCR Bus tour on 4 th day
- Youth National Games 2024 kick-start in Delhi; over 5,000 athletes from 15 states vying for top honours
- TN Police warn people against fraudsters using AI-based voice cloning
- L-G office blames Saurabh Bharadwaj for delay in enhancing MCD Commissioner's financial powers
- ICICI Bank posts 17 per cent rise in Q4 net profit at Rs 10,707cr; declares dividend of Rs 10 per share
- 26/11 prosecutor to Mumbai North Central candidate - Ujjwal Nikam all set for 'new innings' with BJP
- CBI traces shop that sold bullets & cartridges seized from Sandeshkhali
- IPL 2024: Rasikh and Mukesh pick three-fers as Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs
Four-day Handloom Bazaar opens in Vijayawada
Customers at a stall in the Handloom Bazaar, Vijayawada on Friday
The event presents stone crafts from Narasaraopet and Durgi, cutlery from Udayagiri, durries from Warangal, sarees and dress material from Venkatagiri, Morri, Angara and other places
Vijayawada: Moved by the plight of the handicrafts artisans, including handloom workers, the Crafts Council of Andhra Pradesh is organising a four-day Handloom Bazaar at the PVP Mall here from Friday on the eve of the birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi.
S Ranjana, secretary of the Crafts Council of Andhra Pradesh, the non-governmental organisation committed to help the artisans, inaugurating the Handloom Bazaar said that the coronavirus destructed the lives of artisans who lost livelihood. In this backdrop, it has become very difficult for them to sell the products. "We approached the management of the PVP Mall to provide space for the artisans and they obliged," she said. She thanked the PVP management for their generous gesture.
Ranjana said that it would help the artisans to offload their material to some extent in these four days. She said that it was only the beginning and a lot more is to be done for the welfare of the artisans. The Crafts Council would introduce more programmes to improve the life standards of handloom workers and artisans.
Workshops would be conducted and roadmaps would be drawn to improve their business, she said, adding that handicraft and handlooms would be introduced in the school curriculum.
As part of the expo, the Crafts Council of Andhra Pradesh conducted a quiz programme for the students of Siddhartha MahilaKalasala on the premises.
The Handloom Bazaar presents stone crafts from Narasaraopet and Durgi, cutlery from Udayagiri, durries from Warangal, sarees and dress material from Venkatagiri, Morri, Angara, Pulugurtha, Peteru, Isukupalli, Rajvolu, Mangalagiri, Challapallli, Peddapuram, Ikkat from Koyyalagudem, Khaddar from Ponduru, Kalamkari from Pedana and Peteru.
