Shillong, March 16: NIFT inaugurates Craft Bazaar 2023 The two day Craft Bazaar 2023 organized by NIFT Shillong was inaugurated at the campus at Umsawli by the Director of Textiles and Handicrafts, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Shri Haj Dodung where he commended NIFT, Shillong for organizing the Craft Bazar and creating a platform for artisans to showcase their work and sell their products.
He emphasized the importance of supporting artisans, who are the backbone of the economy, to preserve the tradition of arts and crafts, even in the fast-paced digital world.
The Commissioner and Secretary, Election Department and Chief Electoral Officer of Meghalaya, Shri Frederick Roy Kharkongor, IAS opined about the importance of contemporizing ethnicity and folk stories in handloom and handicraft of the region.
While speaking at the launch of the event, the Campus Director Shri Shankar Kumar Jha expressed his appreciation for the artisans’ work and emphasized the critical role that institutions such as NIFT play in promoting and showcasing the unique and creative crafts of India globally in collaboration with artisan community.
The Craft Bazaar is a unique initiative of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, designed to provide a platform for artisans of Handicrafts and Handlooms to showcase their work and sell their products.
Artisans from 23 clusters of North East India were invited to participate in the Craft Bazaar 2023, where they displayed their unique and creative crafts. Some of the crafts on display included native beads and Viko from Nagaland, handlooms from Aizawl and Guwahati and weaving of Meghalaya.
The display left the attendees impressed and fascinated. The two day Craft Bazaar will conclude on 17th March, 2023 and is open to general public, who can visit the NIFT campus and buy handicrafts and handlooms directly from the artisans.
