As Kashmir is web hosting the G20 summit for essentially the foremost time ever, the Division of Handicraft in the Indian Union Territory has put up an exhibition on the G20 assembly venue in Srinagar. The government says it’s a chance for the artisans and craftsmen of the Kashmir Valley to showcase their abilities on the international level.
Dozens of stalls were put up on the Sheri Kashmir World Convention Centre (SKICC) lawns in Srinagar showcasing Kashmiri crafts comparable to Pashmina shawls, silk carpets, wood carving, paper mache, copper utensils and organic meals. Now not most arresting has the Division of Handicraft put up the stalls but additionally introduced in artisans of diverse arts to existing the making of these products in entrance of the delegates visiting the Valley.
“For the artisan community of the Kashmir Valley, It’s a proud 2d for all of us. These events start the international market for us. We hope that our crafts of Kashmir get highlighted in events take care of these. The government could per chance mute organise noteworthy more events take care of these in the Valley. It’s a plus level for all Kashmiri craft. Keeping G20 here and giving us a chance to existing our craft, we can reach every nation all the draw in which through the arena,” acknowledged Shahnawaz Ahmad, Silk Carpet Knowledgeable.
The artisans feel that international events take care of these must be organised every month which will abet the craftsmen to promote the products to international customers and conserving such events would design attention from the arena over to the native crafts of Kashmir Valley.
“We’re hopeful and extraordinarily fortunate that G20 is being organised here. Americans from the total arena over are coming to the Valley, and our art work could per chance be on existing for them. We’re hopeful that our art work and craft will provoke them, and can mute abet us market our products internationally. This would possibly per chance per chance abet with a range of employment in the valley. This would possibly per chance per chance support us loads and I am hopeful we can get a range of promotion by this match,” acknowledged Maqbool Jan, papier mache artist.
The talent trend department of the Kashmir Valley has over seven lakh girls folks artisans linked with it. A dozen stalls were put up on the SKICC venue by these girls folks, including the girls folks from rural areas of the Valley. The department sees this as a chance for these girls folks to promote their products to international merchants.
“That is for essentially the foremost time, this roughly match is going down in India since 1947, and here’s additionally a mountainous opportunity for the girls folks who are linked with us. We bask in spherical seven lakh girls folks linked with our mission, they’ll be encouraged by this roughly match and to showcase their products. This would possibly per chance per chance give the girls folks a feel of easy techniques to promote their products by technique of e-commerce and this match will abet them market the products. We bask in 15 girls folks here who will half their experiences and can mute inspire other girls folks too,” acknowledged Riyaz Beg, Mission Director, Rural Livelihood Mission.
Kashmiri artisans and craftsmen would bask in a lot of interactions with the delegates all the draw in which through the G20 assembly in Srinagar.
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