34th Annual Dastkari Haat Annual Craft Bazaar

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Date and Time: 1-15 January 2020, 10:30am to 8pmAdd to Calendar 01/01/2020 10:30 15/01/2020 20:00 Asia/Kolkata 34th Annual Dastkari Haat Annual Craft Bazaar Must check for Details and on Event day before visiting -
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Dilli Haat INA, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New DelhiDD/MM/YYYY


Entry: by tickets priced at :
Adults: Rs. 20
Available at :
Offline: at the venue 
Note: Free for children below 10 years old

Venue: Dilli Haat INA, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi
Landmark: Opposite INA Market
Venue Info: About | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'INA('Yellow Line'& 'Pink Line')'

Event Description: 34th Annual Dastkari Haat Annual Craft Bazaar by Dastkari Haat Samiti

A fortnight of cultural performances and an event to celebrate Indian art, crafts and textiles, Dastkari Haat Samiti returns with the much-awaited crafts bazaar of the year. A confluence of more than 200  artisans and master craftsmen from all parts of India. The 34th edition of the Annual Craft Bazaar by Dastkari Haat Samiti will be set up at Dilli Haat, INA from January 1-15, 2020. Dastkari Haat Samiti, an NGO, works at the grass-roots with artisans across India to revive and promote traditional crafts and dying traditions of the country. Ms. Jaya Jaitly, the founder president of Dastkari Haat Samiti has revolutionized the crafts industry by working with craftsmen across India, especially women, thereby providing them a platform to exhibit their work. With her support, they have been able to become mainstream wage earners of society. Dastkari Haat Craft Bazaar at Dilli Haat, INA organized and presented by Ms Jaya Jaitly brings forth an exquisite collection of crafts directly from the workshops of craftsmen.

The distinctive line-up of the 15 day event include Craft and Skill Exchange program with Bangladesh, supported by the O/o Development Commissioner Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles. The workshop will begin from 2nd January with Bangladeshi artisans who excel in work paired with their Indian counterparts Tahera Begum, Bangladesh and Alima Khatun, West Bengal, Nakshi Kantha, Suniti Kar, Bangladesh,, Umar Daraz, New Delhi, Handmade Paper Shwettaj Jahan Tithi, Bangladesh,  Kalpana Das, West Bengal, Fabric Jewellery Md Harun, Bangladesh, Shivkumari, UP, Bamboo basket weaver, Joshna Begum,  Bangladesh, Shanti Paswan, New Delhi Paper products. The innovative art pieces thus created will be displayed in the last two days.

Ms. Jaya Jaitly - President of Dastkari Haat Samiti shares - " To present genuine craftspeople and authentic crafts is our pride and joy. If our bazaar spreads happiness among our craftspeople and visitors our objectives are achieved. Every year we try do better. Do support our efforts by engaging with and enjoying our crafts bazaar".

What to expect

Delhi’s crafts connoisseurs and art collectors look forward to attending Dastkari Haat Craft Bazar at Dilli Haat, INA, their favorite venue opposite INA market. For the event, Dilli Haat will be bedecked with imagery with spotlight on the intricacy of hand-crafted products and the importance of sustainable livelihoods. One can expect 200 new artisans such as hand-made products crafted from recycled cloth, basketry crafted from bamboo and recycled material, and Kantha embroidery work unique to the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, especially Bangladesh. Visitors can appreciate traditional crafts along with innovations that give craftsmen a new repertoire. Explore an array of time-honoured crafts such as Pattachitra paintings (Odisha), Madhubani Art (Mithila region), mat weaving, Picchwai paintings with origins in the Deccan, Inlay wood carvings, new brocades from Mubarakpur, organic and natural-dyed saris from Kutch, finest embroideries from Gujarat, natural-dyed fabrics from Akola, jewellery, saris and garments based on gamchhas of Bengal. Also on display will be some priceless Kotpad weaves from tribal weavers of the Mirgan community in Odisha, Paper Machie and wood work from Madhya Pradesh. These and many more such hand-crafted antiquities and surprises can be bought, cherished, and appreciated with friends and family.

Dastkari Haat Craft Bazar at Dilli Haat is known for its vivacious selection of cultural performances. This time you can find:

·       Mushtaq Ahmed from Varanasi who makes and plays the flute with equal ease. Eager customers who buy his flutes can expect a generous lesson or two in playing the instrument free of cost from the maestro.
·       Mooralala Marwada, a Sufi folk singer from Janana village of Kutch (Gujarat)will brings alive the poetry of Kabir, Mirabai, Ravidas and others.
·       Bhawani Kalindi (West Bengal) will be leading a group of Chhau dancers.
·       Rajasthani Folk Performers will offer folk songs and entertaining dances.

Special appeal from Dastkari Haat Samiti

While the arts and crafts connoisseurs of Delhi can access Dilli Haat to appreciate the craft of the regular traders at the permanent stalls all year round, Dastkari Haat Samiti appeals to them to wholly support this event by buying local hand-made crafts, textiles, and arts from the new exhibiting stalls. Dastkari Haat Samiti brings forth craftsmen with lesser means but no lesser skills. These craftsmen have entirely self-funded the bazaar. The décor, cultural performances, and publicity are paid for, by sharing equally among them. Let them make profits by buying generously from them.


Note to the Editors: Dastkari Haat Samiti is also a proud partner with Google Arts & Culture for the 'Crafted in India’, an online project available at g.co/craftedinindia. Through 'Crafted in India’ people get an immersive tour of varied Indian craft forms -- from fabrics to embroidery, wall paintings to stonework, metal casting to wood carving, celebrates the artisans behind it, and promotes heritage tourism in India. 'Crafted in India’ is presenting 280+ online exhibitions, 11,000+ images and videos. Through this unique endeavour viewers can travel behind-the-scenes, to the cities, towns and villages of craftspeople, who have helped preserve and nurture varied craft forms.

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