Rajnath favours launching portal for ‘HunarHaat’

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister RajnathSingh on February 11, 2018, said that handmade products not only require the talent of hands, but also that of heart and mind.

Inaugurating the “HunarHaat” with the theme of “Development with Dignity” organised by the Ministry of Minority Affairs at Baba Khadak Singh Marg here, Rajnath Singh said “Hunar” means- H-Haathon se banaya, U- Ummidon se sajaya, N- Nafasat se tarasha, A- Achhamunafa, R- Rojgar me izafa. He said there is a need to further publicise and recognize skill of these master artisans. He suggested that a portal should be developed for “HunarHaat” so that this platform should be further publicized at national and international level, according to a PIB release.

Rajnath congratulated Minority Affairs Ministry for organising this “HunarHaat”.  He said that the handmade products not only require talents of hands but also heart and mind. Every region of our country is full of people who have such talent. The Union Home Minister also visited the stalls of master artisans/craftsmen and culinary experts, who have come here from across the country.

While exquisite handicraft & handloom made by master artisans from across the country are on display, people are also taking a glimpse of traditional Indian music at “HunarHaat” which will run till February 18, 2018.

Later, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that “HunarHaat” are being organised by Minority Affairs Ministry to provide opportunity and domestic and international exposure to master artisans from across the country. He pointed out that during the last one year, “HunarHaat”, organised in different parts of the country, have been successful in providing employment and employment opportunities to more than 3 lakh artisans and other people associated with them.

Naqvi said that earlier HunarHaat” had been organised at International Trade Fair at PragatiMaidan (2016, 2017) and Baba Kharak Singh Marg (2017) in New Delhi, Puducherry (2017) and Mumbai (2017).

Naqvi said hundreds of  artisans from 22 States/UTs from across the country representing minority communities are participating in the 6^th “HunarHaat” at Baba Khadak Singh Marg. A large number culinary experts from 12 States are also participating. These artisans and culinary experts include a large number of women.

Naqvi said that Ghazals, Qawwalis and other musical programmes are also being held at “HunarHaat” daily by renowned artists from across the country at Baba Khadak Singh Marg.

The people visiting “HunarHaat”are also enjoying various delicacies such as Bengali food & sweets, delicacies from North-East, Gujarati Thali, Ice-cream Brownie, Jharkhand Food, Kashmiri Wazwan, Parsi Bhonu, Rajasthani pakwan, Rajkot sweets, Shawarma,Tamil Cuisine, Mughlai food, Bihar Ki Bati, Govan food, HyderabadiKhichda and many other delicacies.