Textiles, crafts of India on show during CWG
PTI | 01:07 PM,Jul 27,2010Lajwanti (55) from Punjab a national award winner who specialises in Phulkari embroidery is quite upbeat about exhibiting during the Games."I have been invited to exhibit in Delhi from October 1 and am expecting a lot of visitors," says Lajwanti. "If we sell good stuff then obviously our country will get a good name," she adds.Besides DilliHaat in Delhi, artisans in clusters from particular locations specialising in specific products would set up stalls at the Rajiv Gandhi Handicraft Bhawan here and the different state emporiums in the heart of Delhi."The open space outside the state emporiums will also be used for exhibits from their respective states," says a senior Textile Ministry official "State emporiums have a beautiful collection of handlooms and they have been asked to keep enough stocks during the Games," the official adds.Cotton, silk, wool, linen, yarn products, various apparels, daily wear and accessories in wood, metal, bamboo glass, stone and other tribal materials are a range of the materials expected to be showcased at the stalls."The whole feel of an Indian bazaar would be recreated with bandwalahas and puppeteers and mehendi wallahs who are everywhere in an typical fair being brought in to pep up the atmosphere," says the official."Cultural programmes are also being planned with Delhi administration at various venues," he adds.
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