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New Delhi : The next “Hunar Haat” will be organised at Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, from October 16 to October 25, 2021, as a part of series of 75 “Hunar Haat”, going to be organised across the country under “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence.
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on October 10, 2021, here said that Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will inaugurate the 29th”HunarHaat” at Rampur on October 16, 2021. Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal will be present as the Chief Guest on the occasion.
Artisans and craftsmen from more than 30 States and Union Territories will bring their indigenous exquisite handmade products for sale and display at the “Hunar Haat”. Artisans and craftsmen from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Nagaland, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Ladakh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu-Kashmir, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and other places of the country will bring their indigenous products made with wood, brass, bamboo, glass, cloth, paper, clay etc at the event, according to a PIB release.
Naqvi said that “Vishwakarma Vatika” will be one of the main attraction at “Hunar Haat” to be organised across the country. Artisans and craftsmen will display live, how these traditional indigenous products are made at these “Vishwakarma Vatika”. It will be helpful in preserving and promoting the traditional art and craft of the country.
He said besides “Vocal for Local”, the upcoming “Hunar Haat” will also be based on the theme of “Best from Waste”. Exquisite products made from used and discarded items in households such as plastic, paper, ply, wood, glass, ceramic, jute, cotton, wool as well as banana stems, sugarcane pulp, paddy and wheat straw-stems, husk, Tur, rubber, iron, brass, etc will be available at the “Hunar Haat”. He said that the people will also enjoy traditional food from almost every corner of the country under one roof at “Bawarchikhana” section at the “Hunar Haat”.
Naqvi stated that renowned artists such as Pankaj Udhas, Kailash Kher, Anu Kapoor, Sudesh Bhosle, Kumar Sanu, Roop Kumar Rathore, Sonali Rathore, Altaf Raja, Nizami Brothers, Vivek Mishra, Neelam Chauhan, Rekha Raj, Prem Bhatia, Bhupendra Singh Bhuppi, and Nooran Sisters will enthral the audience with their musical, cultural programmes in the evening everyday at “Hunar Haat” at Rampur.
The Minister said that during the last about 7 years over 5.5 lakh artisans, craftsmen and people associated with them have been provided employment and employment opportunities through “Hunar Haat”. Target has been set to provide employment and employment opportunities to lakhs of more artisans, craftsmen through 75 “Hunar Haat” under “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”. Naqvi said that “Hunar Haat” will also depict, in an artistic manner, the history and role played by great freedom fighters of that particular region where “Hunar Haat” will be organised.
Naqvi also informed that after Rampur, “Hunar Haat” will be organised at Dehradun (October 29 to November 7 ), Lucknow ( November 12 to 21), Hyderabad (November 26 to December 5), Surat ( December 10 to 19), New Delhi (December 22, 2021, to January 2, 2022). “Hunar Haat” will also be organised at Mysuru, Guwahati, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Patna, Puducherry, Mumbai, Jammu, Chennai, Chandigarh, Agra, Prayagraj, Goa, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Kota, Sikkim, Srinagar, Leh, Shillong, Ranchi, Agartala, and other places in the coming days.