Hyderabad Nature Bazaar opens on Aug 30

Ameerpet: Dastkar brings a vast range of crafts and craftspeople with its Hyderabad Nature Bazaar at Kamma Sangham Hall here from August 30 to September 8.

For over a period of 38 years, Dastkar has extensively gathered the most authentic handicrafts of the country in order to expose its visitors to a specially curated collection of crafts and craftspeople.

This time they bring about 60 of such crafts from over 20 states. Since the focus is not only products but also empowers the visitors to be able to interact with craftspeople and gather information about the craft from the source themselves.

Dastkar caters to all age groups with its collection as well as experience of Indian handicrafts. They even have a special puppet show organised on all days of the bazaar. Vinod Bhatt, a puppeteer from Rajasthan, will be displaying various tales and performances using his puppets, while also making them available to everyone for purchasing.

The Hyderabad Nature Bazaar will offer a wide range of lifestyle accessories, handloom garments, and yardages, dhokra, and meenakari jewelry, metal crafts, woodwork and carvings, pottery & ceramics, basketry & fiber crafts, leather products, traditional paintings etc. Started in 1981, Dastkar affects the lives of more than 1 lakh artisans every year working with over 600 crafts groups across 29 States, stated a release.