Handicraft and Handloom Expo attracts crowds

Vijayawada: The 10-day-long Shilparamam Handicraft and Handloom Exhibition is underway at Bapu Museum here. The expo, organised by Tourism and Culture department of Andhra Pradesh, was inaugurated by Archeology Museum Commissioner Dr G Vani Mohan on Friday.
About 70 stalls were arranged and people from various parts of the country displayed their items which were attracting the people of the city.

Handloom saris, print saris, handicraft, fancy items, wooden toys, pottery, leather crafts, dress materials, all brought from various places across the country were on display and for sale.

Parthasarathy, in-charge officer of the expo, said that the motto behind the expo was sales of handicrafts, increase awareness on handicrafts, expose crafts to the market and launch of new products and designs for promotion and finally to rescue crafts persons from the clutches of the middlemen. 

About 50 craftsmen from different states are participating and displaying their crafts objects. They are giving live demonstrations of a few selected crafts. Articles made of cane and bamboo baskets, cane and bamboo furniture, cane woven handicrafts, wooden handicrafts, dry flowers etc are some of the attractions of the exhibition. 

Craftsmen from West Bengal, Rajastan, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Mysore, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and other places participating in the expo.