Kick start spring with some good shopping
9 March 2013 5:32 AM IST
The Fourth Dastkar Basant Bazaar, 2013 edition in partnership with Delhi Tourism, a Spring Festival showcasing crafts and craftspeople from all over India, is on full flow at Dastkar’s permanent venue in Andheria Modh, Chhattarpur. The bazaar has been on from 22 February and will be on till 10 March, daily from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
The festival brings together around 160 craft groups from over 20 states, with around 15 new designers, representing a wide range of authentic quality handlooms and handicrafts.
As spring breathes new life into nature, the Basant Bazaar will present the many beauties of regional crafts and textiles, so often created in dusty, earthy conditions. Like the lotus the does the beauty of the finished handcrafted products emerge from humble clay, bamboo cane, grass and coconut fibres, cotton yarns and silk worm cocoons, transformed by the skilled hands of craftspeople across the country.
Dastakar has always worked to empower women and support the central role and capacities of craftswomen in particular. As part of a current breast cancer awareness campaign, The Indian Cancer Society will also be present at Basant Bazaar to disseminate information.
Basant Bazaar has on offer interactive workshops and craft demonstrations that will delight. Alongside there are a mouth-watering selection of regional food stalls.
DETAIL
At: Nature Bazaar, Kisan Haat, Anuvrat Marg, Andheria Modh, Chhattarpur
When: On till 10 March
Timings: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
The festival brings together around 160 craft groups from over 20 states, with around 15 new designers, representing a wide range of authentic quality handlooms and handicrafts.
As spring breathes new life into nature, the Basant Bazaar will present the many beauties of regional crafts and textiles, so often created in dusty, earthy conditions. Like the lotus the does the beauty of the finished handcrafted products emerge from humble clay, bamboo cane, grass and coconut fibres, cotton yarns and silk worm cocoons, transformed by the skilled hands of craftspeople across the country.
Dastakar has always worked to empower women and support the central role and capacities of craftswomen in particular. As part of a current breast cancer awareness campaign, The Indian Cancer Society will also be present at Basant Bazaar to disseminate information.
Basant Bazaar has on offer interactive workshops and craft demonstrations that will delight. Alongside there are a mouth-watering selection of regional food stalls.
DETAIL
At: Nature Bazaar, Kisan Haat, Anuvrat Marg, Andheria Modh, Chhattarpur
When: On till 10 March
Timings: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
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