Celebration Of All India Handicraft Week :: 2009
Somorendro Huidrom *
Celebration Of All India Handicraft Week,
8-15, Dec. 2009
At Imphal.
In line with the all India handicrafts week that is celebrated in every state of India, likewise, creations society for handicrafts and goodwill, chingamakhong, Imphal has organised an exclusive 6th Ecocrafts Exhibition at the Public Library premises, B.T Road, Imphal from 8-15 dec.2009.
This is a special time in the year when our artisans all over the country get an opportunity for a special and focused exposure. The exhibition was organised in recognition to the millions of dedicated, hardworking Handicrafts artisans across India who has kept alive the tradition of Handicrafts for ages.
During the programme,a tribute was paid to Late Smt. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, who was a Gandhian, a social reformer, a freedom fighter, and a personality who was most remembered for her contribution to Indian independence movement, for being the driving force behind the renaissance of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre in post-Independence India, and for upliftment of the socio-economic standard of Indian women by pioneering the co-operative movement in India.
During the programme, a craft map, catalogues and other leaflets published by the organisation for creating awareness and promotion of Handicrafts of Manipur were distributed to the general public.
Somorendro Huidrom
Chief Functionery
Creations Society for Handicrafts and Goodwill
Chingamakhong, Imphal
* This information was provided by Somorendro Huidrom (Creations Society for Handicraft and Goodwill) . They can be contacted at shilheipung(at)gmail(dot)com
This article was webcasted on November 16, 2009.
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