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Recently, the Ministry of Minority Affairs has organised the 34th Edition of Hunar Haat in Gujarat where Artisans from 30 states and union territories have participated.
Important points:
- First launched in 2016, it is an exhibition of handicrafts and traditional products made by artisans from the minority communities.
- Hunar Haat has been conceptualized to protect and promote the country’s ancestral legacy of arts and crafts in the current global competition and to support the traditional artisans and craftsmen.
- The artisans selected in the Hunar Haat exhibition are those whose forefathers were involved in such traditional handmade work and are still continuing the profession.
- The USTTAD scheme aims to promote and preserve the rich heritage of the traditional arts & crafts of the minority communities.
Aim:
- To provide market exposure and employment opportunities to artisans, craftsmen and traditional culinary experts.
- Boosting the skills of craftsmen, weavers and artisans who are already engaged in the traditional ancestral work.
Significance:
- ‘Hunar Haat’ has proved to be an “Empowerment Exchange” for master artisans and craftsmen.
- It has proved to be immensely beneficial and encouraging for artisans and craftsmen as lakhs of people visit the “Hunar Haat” and purchase indigenous handmade products of artisans on a large scale.
- It is also providing employment opportunities to lakhs of artisans and craftsmen from across the country.
- Presently around 7 lakh people across the country are directly and indirectly associated with Hunar Haat, About 40 % of them are women artisans, and in the next couple of years, around 17 lakh families are expected to join Hunar Haat.
SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT
