“Karigar Bazaar” to take place in Panaji

• 80 rural artisans from 20 states to showcase their work in Goa.

Goa Khabar : The popular Karigar Bazaar  (Artisans Fair) will take place between Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 22 at the Panjim convention centre in Mala. Organised by the Delhi based organisation, Craft and Artisans Revival, this week-long event will see as many as 80 rural artisans from over 20 states of India showcase their art and crafts for the people of Goa. This group  includes several, national award winning crafts persons also. 

The art and crafts on display will include intricate weaves and hand embroidery to traditional paintings, jewellery, pottery, and natural eco-crafts. Visitors can explore weaves and textiles like  Ajrakh, Chanderi, Maheshwari and Ikat, embroidery art like Chikankari, Phulkari, Kantha and Zardozi, tribal and folk art like Gond, Madhubani, Pattachitra, Pichwai and Warli, natural crafts like Sabai grass and golden grass weaving, moonj baskets and terracotta creations, jewellery like Meenakari, Kundan, lac bangles, and tribal ornaments and home products like brassware, incense, organic teas, handmade lamps, and carved artefacts.

One of the artisans participating at the KARIGAR Bazar Goa

“Every stall at Karigar Bazaar tells a story. Of families, who have kept an age-old tradition alive, of hands that shape beauty from the simplest of materials, and of communities that still believe in the art of slow, mindful creation,” says Aamir Khan of Craft and Artisans Revival, an organisation set up to preserve India’s craft heritage and to support the artisans who sustain it. 

Visitors to the fair can look forward to interactive demonstrations conducted by the artisans, live folk music and even puppet shows. Food stalls will also be dishing out delicacies from across the country.