Hyderabad, Aug.18 (NSS): Seven-day Handicrafts Exhibition by Swayambhar Naari, a voluntary group from Shantiniketan/West Bengal, will be held at YMCA, Narayanguda from August 23 to 29, to provide marketing support to poor artisans, who cannot market their artistic products.
The exhibition will showcase different types of Handicrafts from Shantiniketan. The exhibition is an effort to revive Jamdani tribal weaving, metallic tissue silk, bamboo Jamdani, and Premium Handlooms. Silk, Tassar, cotton saris, exclusive Kantha sari, grass mats, jewellery, Batik bedsheets, leather, sea shell products.
Organised by a voluntary group from Shantiniketan, West Bengal formed to provide marketing facilities to craft persons. Today, it has more than 1,000 members. The organisation runs Craft Schools at Shantiniketan. It advises craft persons on design matters. Swayambhar NARI activities are supported by the Development Commissioner-Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India.
