DC (Handicrafts) inaugurates Lepakshi Heritage Collection Exhibition cum Sale
DC (Handicrafts) inaugurates Lepakshi
Heritage Collection Exhibition cum Sale
Government making efforts to ensure funds go directly for welfare of
artisans: DC (Handicrafts)
World-famous
Hyderabadi pearls; soft wood toys and dolls from Kondapalli, Etikoppaka and
Nirmal Village; carved wooden wall panels and statues from Tirupati; hand
painting of Srikalahasthi; Cherial and Nirmal Paintings; crochet lace work of
Narsapur; cotton durries and brass artware of Warangal; leather puppets and
lamp shades of Nimmala Kunta, artificial jewellery, metal castings and
Bidriware from Hyderabad.
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A variety of beautiful products are on display, at the Lepakshi Heritage
Collection - Exhibition cum sale of #Handicrafts and
Artistic #Textiles, at Shilpi Haat, New Delhi.
Do come and visit.
And gift some of these items made by our artisans - to you & to your dear
and near ones.
What is common among all of
these? These are some of the prominent crafts on display at the Lepakshi
Heritage Collection Exhibition-cum-Sale of Handicrafts and Artistic Textiles
Andhra Pradesh / Telangana, at Shilpi Haat, Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhavan,
Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi. Traditional silk and cotton sarees,
dress materials, suit sets & sarees from Gadwal, Pochampally (Ikat),
Dharmavaram, Uppada, Kanchi, Narayanpet, Mangalagiri, Venkatagiri and Kalamkari
block printings of Machilipatnam are also put up at the exhibition.
Inaugurating the
exhibition, Smt. Pushpa Subrahmanyam, Additional Secretary - Textiles and Development
Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles,
Government of India said that the exhibition features a fine variety of
products made by the artisans themselves.
Speaking
about Government programmes in the handicrafts sector, Smt. Subrahmanyam said
that it is the effort of the Government of India to ensure that all funds that
are spent go directly for upliftment and protection of artisans. She said that
service delivery mechanisms are being improved to make this happen, through
schemes such as Direct Benefit Transfer.
The DC (Handicrafts) said
that the Government is focussing on better coordination and stronger
collaborations with state federations such as Lepakshi, in promoting designs and in helping
artisans tap the fast-growing demand from domestic as well as export markets.
She added that there are more than fifty crafts on display at
the exhibition.
The exhibition is being organized by Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited (an undertaking of the Government of Andhra Pradesh), from September 3 - 14, 2015.
The exhibition is being organized by Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited (an undertaking of the Government of Andhra Pradesh), from September 3 - 14, 2015.
The Lepakshi
Exhibition-cum-Sale is a promotional programme intended to help the
craftspersons increase the sales of their products and thereby improve their
living conditions. Craftspersons, weavers and manufacturers of artistic
handicrafts and textiles from different parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
exhibit and sell their products in this exhibition. Items from other states are
also added to give a wider choice to craft lovers.
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