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Ten days expo at JSS Urban Haat inaugurated

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Mysuru: The 10-day KALAVAIBHAV-2018 and VASTRA UTSAV organised by District Industries Centre in association with JSS Urban Haat at JSS Urban Haat premise kickstarted on August 10. More than 80 mastercraft persons and weavers from across the country are displaying their products here. For the first time, Tripura textile managing directors too have come to explore their products.

C Ranganathaiah, Director(P&D), JSS Technical Education Division speaking after inaugurating the Utsav said, “Since the inception of JSS Urban Haat, we have conducted more than 95 exhibitions. It has provided platform for weavers and artists to sell their products directly to the consumers. Every year, at an average three to four exhibitions are conducted in this Urban Haat. This year, Tripura government also sent their textile managing directors to see and display few Tripura products. In days to come we can expect more people from Tripura as well.”

C G Betsurmath, Executive Secretary, JSSMVP who also spoke on the occasion said, “Since its inception in December, 2003, more than 4000 artists have benefited and the overall turnover in the last 15 years is more than Rs 22 Crore. Many artists from across the country are very eager to take part in the JSS Urban Haat exhibition. We have few more events sanctioned for this year. We are also planning to provide more facilities including food court and dormitories in days to come.”

One can have glimpse of India’s rich cultural heritage, craft and cuisine. The wide range of exclusive handicraft items, which are renowned worldwide for its art and crafts will be displayed by artisans from all over the country under one roof. B R Umakanth, Joint Director(Projects), JSS Technical Education Division and D K Lingaraju, Joint Director, District Industries Centre, Mysuru were also present. The expo will be open for public from 10 AM to 9 AM.

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