surajkund

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VISION
TO PRESERVE THE
LANGUISHING ARTS &
CRAFTS OF INDIA,
SURAJKUND CRAFTS MELA
WAS HOSTED FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN 1987.

The Mela was conceived primarily to promote the

pool of skilled artisans, who used indigenous
technology, but were suffering due to the cheaper
machine-made imitations. This is an earnest effort
by Surajkund Mela Authority & Haryana Tourism
to provide a platform for craftspersons and
wavers to directly market their wares by
eliminating the middlemen.

The Mela ground is spread over 40 acres and houses about 1010 work huts that host
craftspersons and weavers.
Surajkund International Crafts Mela offers its visitors a lifetime experience as it unfolds a
wonderful range of textiles, paintings, wood stock, ivory work, pottery, terracotta,
stonework, lac querware, cane and grass products

 Mission
SURAJKUND MELA

The Best Fair

Surajkund International crafts Mela aims to revive and

revitalize such vanishing folk art forms as a means of
sustainable livelihood by bring such artisans to the
limelight. This very foundation and the purpose of
Surajkund International Crafts Mela makes it stand
apart from the other art and culture fairs.
It offers an enlightening interface
between the visitors and the
practitioners of languishing crafts. As the
patron of these fading arts and crafts,
the Mela goes many steps ahead to
bring visitors from all generations close
to these crafts persons.
Languishing crafts find a patron -
Traditional or folk art is a reflection of
history and cultural roots of a society.
But with time such art and craft has lost
its glory and simplicity against the fast
pace of modern world. Across India,
traditional folk art and culture face
threat of extinction.
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The vision is to rejuvenate the Treasures of unheard Ganjappa Cards -cards
dying folk art forms on the art and craft are
made of cotton cloth with
verge of extinction, facilitate exhibited at the Mela.
stone-base, cow dung toys,
perpetuation of skills and Artisans from remotest
Warli Painting of
make them more acceptable corners bring the most
Maharashtra, the mirror art
for present day audience. fascinating forms of folk
Lifestyle changes have creativity. there is a from kerela or Manipur’s
deprived the folk art forms of fascinating trail of elegant embroidery known
their context, traditional tradition and art from as Saphee Lanphee on
promoters and audience. every corner of India. shawls,