'Hunar Haat' preserving, promoting artisans and craftsmen work: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that 'Hunar Haat' has proved to be an effective and successful mission to preserve and promote India's indigenous traditional legacy of master artisans and craftsmen which was on the verge of extinction."While on one hand 'Hunar Haat' promotes traditional arts of master artisans and craftsmen, on the other hand, thousands of artisans and people associated with them including a large number of women artisans have been provided employment and employment opportunities through 'Hunar Haat'," Naqvi said.The Union Minister for Minority Affairs inaugurated the nine-day festival 'Hunar Haat' at Sabarmati River Front here which will go on from December 7 to 15.Naqvi said that 'Hunar Haat', being organised at prominent places across the country, has proved to be financially beneficial for the needy artisans and craftsmen as each such event generates business worth crores of rupees for indigenous handmade exquisite products of artisans and ...