10-day national crafts mela at Kalagram from November 29
The UT Administration has decided to hold 10-day 14th Chandigarh National Crafts Mela at Kalagram from November 29 to December 8. A meeting in this regard was held today under the chairmanship of Hari Kallikkat, Secretary Culture.
Chandigarh National Crafts Mela is a joint initiative of the UT Administration and the North Zone Cultural Centre (Union Ministry of Culture). The main objective of the mela is to display traditional Indian handicrafts, handlooms, folk traditions, flavours of rich Indian cuisines, folk music, folk instruments and folk dances of India.
The timings of the mela will be from 11 am to 9.30 pm daily. The theme of the mela will be “Colours of India”.
During the 10-day mela, there will be star cultural nights in which renowned artistes/groups will perform. To draw more footfall, theme-based photography competition will be organised by Lalit Kala Akademi.