Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Nov 25 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the 7-day-long National Tribal Crafts Mela-2018 at Schedule Caste & Schedule Tribes Research & Training Institute (SCSTRTI) in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar on November 24. The event is organised under the aegis of Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Over 200 tribal artisans from 14 states participated in the event. The handicrafts items included handloom, bamboo products, pottery, lacquer craft, tribal jewellery, tribal textiles, embroidery, tribal painting and many more. The main objective of the National Tribal Crafts mela is to preserve, promote and popularise tribal traditional art and crafts and help the artisans to look for better opportunities to develop their skills through cross culture interaction for commercial viability.
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