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1st Chandigarh Craft Mela from 24th October to 2nd November 2009. A mega event that is showcasing the best handloom and handicrafts traditions of the country including the myriad forms of folk culture and traditional cuisines from different states. The craft fair is organized at Kalagram .
The Fair is organised on the pattern of famous Surajkund Mela by the Chandigarh Administration in collaboration with North Zone Culture Centre (NZCC)
There are 131 National and State winning craft persons from different states who are displaying their prize winning items in the craft fair. The 'Theme State' for the First Chandigarh Crafts Fair is Kashmir.
There are cultural programmes on a specially designed stage during the festival as well as evening performances by various cultural zones of the country.
Vibrant stalls, dance performances by folk artistes, mouth-watering cuisines, melodies streaming from musical instruments and breathtaking artifacts from all parts of the country are some of the ingredients that make this fair an event to remember
Buoyed by the response on the opening-day of the crafts mela, home secretary Ram Niwas announced that the National Crafts Mela would be an annual event from now on.
‘The aim behind organizing the fair was to create a rural ambience for the foreign and domestic tourists. Around Rs 60 lakh was spent and it took us some six months to put up this national-level show. Besides, we had invited more than 150 artisans from length and breath of the country,’ he said.
‘The aim behind organizing the fair was to create a rural ambience for the foreign and domestic tourists. Around Rs 60 lakh was spent and it took us some six months to put up this national-level show. Besides, we had invited more than 150 artisans from length and breath of the country,’ he said.
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