Hunar Haat fulfils ‘VOCAL FOR LOCAL’ vision for artisans

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Nov 14, 2021
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‘Hunar Haat’ - an initiative of Ministry of Minority Affairs-- aims at promoting and preserving the traditional art and craft of the country.

BYLINE LUCKNOW : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the slogan of ‘vocal for local’ to fulfill the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and that vision was being realised through the Hunar Haats being organised throughout the country. Over 500 artisans and craftsmen from all over the country will showcase their products in the 32nd ‘Hunar Haat’ that will be inaugurated by Union minister for health and family welfare Mansukh Mandaviya in state capital on Friday.

“The programme is an initiative of Ministry of Minority Affairs and aims at promoting and preserving the traditional art and craft of the country,” said Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Union minister for minority affairs on Thursday.Naqvi also inspected the stalls and reviewed the preparations at the venue located near Medanta Hospital along Shaheedpath.

The minister said over 500 artisans and craftsmen from 30 states and Union Territories, including Rajasthan, Delhi, Nagaland, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Ladakh, have brought their indigenous products made of wood, brass, bamboo, glass, cloth, paper, clay etc at the Hunar Haat, where traditional food items from various parts of the country will also available.The event would also host a series of cultural and singing programmes in which artistes like Annu Kapoor, Pankaj Udhas, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Altaf Raja, Suresh Wadekar would be performing. The event would conclude on November 21.

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