CRAFTS BAZAAR 2018 | by The Crafts Council of India
A grand exposition showcasing the finest of craft from across India
100 artisan exhibitors in Chennai for a week
Start Date: 2nd January 2018
End Date: 8th January 2018
Venue: Co-optex Grounds, No. 350, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai
Timing: 10:30 am to 7:00 pm
Exuberant colours and brilliant creativity, ancient hand craft skills and edgy innovation meet in a medley of dazzlingly diverse lifestyle products at “Crafts Bazaar 2018”, organised by The Crafts Council of India. 100 craft artisans converge at the Crafts Bazaar to display their fascinating and often unique handcrafts. Think weaves and you have a choice from heritage Patola saris and ikats to the earthy Bhujodi fabric, from exotic Bandhini saris and the fabled Mashroo to colourful Kutch embroidered made ups, Bagh saris and lots of handlooms for the art lover, Kerala’s mural art on wall hangings and home decor products ie with colour drenched Madhubani arts, the vibrant touch of Rajasthani’s Phad paintings and Gond art’s brilliant statements.
‘Crafts Bazaar 2018’ rocks with cool eco-statements too. Sikki grass products, bamboo craft decorative and basketry, Kauna grass mats and bags and more, Punja dhurries, jute products, coconut shell, jewellery, jhoomars, terracotta products and pottery, natural fibre craft, paper craft and so much more. For the ecology buff there are saris embellished with of kora, sisal fibre, jute and palm leaf, embellished with folk art and not to be missed, outstanding vegetable dyed Ajrakh block prints on fabric stoles and dupattas.
Wooden toys and earrings, Chennapatna toys for the children and the young at heart and bell metal vessels for the kitchen, terracotta jewellery and paper lamps, baskets and black pottery, tableware from Manipur, Narsapur lace and crochet make fascinatingly eclectic products statements at the Bazaar. Exquisite silver filigree products from Odisha are scene stealers as are tribal jewellery pieces and Kotpad saris. And you can feast your senses all at the Crafts Bazaar 2018 to the tripling sound of the copper camel bells of Kutch…….
List of Artisans / participants:
| State | Artisan / Organisation | Product |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | ||
| 1 | M. Viswanadha Reddy | Kalamkari |
| 2 | Girija Bondapalli | Narsapur lace |
| 3 | K. Anjanappa | Leather Puppets |
| 4 | E.Siddaiah / E.Srinivas | Jute & cotton Dhurries |
| 5 | Ravi Achary (REACH) | Wood Carving |
| 6 | Ch. Chenchaiah | Wooden Toys |
| 7 | Pichuka Venkata Subbarao | Mangalagiri / Kalamkari |
| BIHAR | ||
| 8 | Mala Kumari Verma | Natural Fiber Craft |
| 9 | Janta Kushkalya Samuh | Natural Fiber Craft – Sikki |
| 10 | Chandra Bhushan Kumar | Mithila Painting |
| 11 | Ambika Devi | Madhubani |
| CHATTISGARGH | ||
| 12 | Ganga Yamuna Bhunkari Samithi | Tussar Silk |
| DELHI | ||
| 13 | Rafeeq | Metal Craft |
| GUJARAT | ||
| 14 | Mukesh Vankar | Stoles and Shawls |
| 15 | Soneji Salman Mohamed | Bandini |
| 16 | Anwar Abdul Razak Khatri | Bhatik |
| 17 | Naran Premji Chauhan | Knife maker |
| 18 | Narsinh Patola | Patola |
| 19 | Khatri Abdul Jabbar | Ajrak |
| 20 | Mushtak Khatri | Ajrak |
| 21 | Vankar Babubhai Ratanshi | Kutch Mashru |
| 22 | Raksha P. Bhatt | Kutchi Embroidery |
| 23 | Sidhik Aslam Luhar | Bells |
| 24 | Khatri Daxa Dhanji Bhai | Bead work |
| 25 | Abdul Basir Fakirmamad Khatri | Bandhini |
| 26 | Vankar Bhimji Kanji | Kutch Weaves |
| 27 | Dayalal Kudecha | Weaves of Bhujodi |
| 28 | Vakya | Lacquer wood |
| HARAYANA | ||
| 29 | Dharambir | Dry flowers |
| KARNATAKA | ||
| 30 | Vanjere Ramesh | Molkalmuru Sarees |
| 31 | Mohammed Ilyas | Channapatna Toys |
| 32 | Poornima.S.Prasad – Terrabarn | Terracotta Jewellery |
| 33 | Jagadesh | Pepal leaf, onion peel craft |
| KERALA | ||
| 34 | Sunil Chandresh | Bamboo craft |
| 35 | Sujit M P | Mural painting |
| MAHARASHTRA | ||
| 36 | Samudaik Seva Sanstha | Handloom weaving |
| 37 | Gayatri Handloom | Woven wall hangings |
| MANIPUR | ||
| 38 | Yursemung Shangh (Hao Crafts Society) | Baskets & Black Pottery |
| 39 | Selina Wangchuk Lepcha | Kauna Grass |
| MADHYA PRADESH | ||
| 40 | Jiyaulhak Khatri | Bagh Prints |
| 41 | Brijwasi ( Dr. Kalam Bunkar Samiti ) | Punja Dhurries |
| 42 | Gariba Singh Tekam | Gond Folk Painting |
| 43 | Shraddha Handlooms | Handlooms |
| ODISHA | ||
| 44 | Pankaj Kumar Sahoo | Silver Filigree |
| 45 | Jayadev Rana | Terracotta Pottery |
| 46 | Deepak Parmer | Wood Carving |
| 47 | Prakash Chandra Mahapatra | Bell Metal Utensils |
| 48 | Dev Kishor Meher | Orissa Ikat |
| 49 | Kaplileswar Mohonto | Kotpad |
| 50 | Rita Patel | Ikat |
| PUNJAB | ||
| 51 | The Nabha Foundation | Embroidery (Phulkari) |
| PUDUCHERRY | ||
| 52 | Auro Ganesh Leather crafts -Vellikannu | Buff Leather |
| 53 | Auro Bala Crafts – Raghavan | Paper lamps |
| 54 | Surya Jyothi Pottery – Loganathan | Glazed Ceramic Kitchen ware |
| 55 | Auro Nature Wood crafts – R.Desing | Wooden craft |
| 56 | Timely Aiding Society, ( TAS ) – Rajendran | Kalamkari Products |
| 57 | Rose coconut shell Handicrafts | Coconut Shell |
| 58 | Weaves & Waves Handicrafts – Shaktivel | Hammocks, Mats and bedcovers |
| 59 | Auro dheep Handicrafts | Candles, Potpourri |
| 60 | N.Murthy | Stone |
| 61 | Raji – Rajalakshmi | Recycled paper |
| RAJASTHAN | ||
| 62 | Rakesh ( Mangla Arts ) | Mogul Block prints |
| 63 | Kota Women Weavers Organisation | Kota Sarees |
| 64 | Roop Kishore Soni | Jewelry (Carving) – Silver |
| 65 | Kumavat Ramsingh | Tarkashi kaam |
| 66 | Kumawat Kailash Chand | Miniature |
| 67 | Avaz Mohammed | Lac Bangles |
| 68 | Vijay Joshi | Phad Painting |
| 69 | Khimraj Rathi | Embroidered & Crochetted |
| 70 | Bhan Singh | Terracotta Pottery |
| TELANGANA | ||
| 71 | Jella Srinivas | Ikat |
| 72 | Chitrika | Handloom |
| 73 | Himani Gupta / Kriti Social Initiatives | Jute, paper etc |
| TRIPURA | ||
| 74 | Nimai Debnath / Ramu Debnath | Cane & Bamboo |
| TAMILNADU | ||
| 75 | Porgai | Applique |
| 76 | N.Durairaj | Wood carvng |
| 77 | Mary Pushpa Rani | Lace and Hand Embroidery |
| 78 | Harish | Tribal Jewellery |
| 79 | Isha foundation | Copper, Stone, textiles, bags |
| 80 | Sathyiamurthy | Kanchipuram cotton |
| UTTARAKHAND | ||
| 81 | Leeway Handikraft | Handmade Jewellery |
| UTTAR PRADESH | ||
| 82 | Santosh | Varnasi Weaves |
| 83 | Zaheerudin | Pottery |
| 84 | Hafiz uddin | hand made zari embroidery articles |
| WEST BENGAL | ||
| 85 | Raghunath Basak | Phulia |
| 86 | Ramanand Basak | Phulia |
| 87 | Subhash Mondal | Dhokra |
| 88 | Naziba Bibi | Kantha |
| 89 | Shobharani Podder | Jute Crafts |
| 90 | Debasis Chowdhury | Handloom saris & textiles |
| 91 | Gopal Bhaskar | wood and bamboo craft |
| 92 | Khandu Chitrakar | Pattachitra Painting |
| 93 | Lakshmi Rani Mula | Mats |
| 94 | Kamal Malakar | Sholapith Decoratives |
| 95 | Santanu Alu | Wood Craft |
| 96 | Gurupada Chitrakar | Pattachitra |
| 97 | Kadam | Natural Fibre |
| 98 | Vidhan Tudu | Bamboo |
| 99 | Ali Kader Mandal | Kantha |
| 100 | Cooptex | TN Saris |
