Darjeeling (West Bengal), Feb 06 (ANI): More than 500 artisans from different parts of West Bengal and other 14 states of the country put their items on display in the recently held ten-day Saras fair. Organized in Kanchanjungha stadium of Siliguri by the National Rural Self Help Group and State Anandadara Self Help Group, the fair aims to extend the benefits of marketing to women artisans by providing them with platform to showcase their products. Besides empowering women, the fair also creates an ambience of national integration by bringing the artisans from different states and communities together. During the fair, a number of products such as wood carvings, dress materials, Bamboo and jute craft made by various women self help groups were put on display. The whole pavilion was crowded with the visitors who were seen busy filling their bags with numerous home décor items. Thus by inviting a number of women artisans from different parts of the country that too belonging to different castes and communities under one roof, the fair presented a beautiful atmosphere of communal harmony.
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