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Lokshilpa O Karukriti Mela 2023 showcased the heritage crafts of Bengal

The Telegraph
Posted on 11 May 2023
10:34 AM
From left: The fair was inagurated by Debshankar Haldar, theatre actor, in the presence of Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty, vice-chancellor, Rabindra Bharati University and also chairman of the Akademi; Sudarshan Das, assistant director, ministry of textiles, Government of India; Subir Maitra, registrar, and Haimanti Chattopadhyay, secretary, West Bengal State Academy of Dance Drama and Visual Arts. Sourced by the Telegraph

Upholding Tagore’s idea of swadeshi mela, the West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, organised a three-day fair — Lokshilpa O Karukriti Mela 2023 — at the Dwarakanath Mancha in Jorasanko Thakurbari from May 7 to 9. 

A glimpse of the crafts exhibited at Lokshilpa O Karukriti Mela 2023

The fair showcased a wide range of traditional arts and crafts, from almost all districts of West Bengal, like patachitra, dokra, wood craft, kantha stitch, clay dolls, shola craft, jute craft, wooden masks and much more. This year’s main attraction of the fair was the heritage Lepcha crafts of Kalimpong, which generated interest among the crowd.

Last updated on 11 May 2023
10:34 AM
Rabindra Bharati University fair handicrafts patachitra Dokra kantha
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