Mangalore: 'Namma Angadi' recreates splendour of rural artisanship
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (VM)
Mangalore, Mar 22: ‘Namma Angadi’, a three-day exhibition-cum-sale of handicrafts, handloom and eco-friendly products by rural artisans was inaugurated by Rohini K, district information officer at St Aloysius College Auditorium on Friday March 22.
The programme was an initiative of Namma Bhoomi, a Kundapur-based NGO.
Padmanabha Gowda, assistant conservator of forests, Mangalore sub-division was the guest of honour, while Shivananda, incharge of the exhibition, Laxmi Shenoy from the department of Mass Communication & Media Studies shared the dais.
Addressing the gathering, K Rohini said in this modernized world, the present generation is entirely dependent on science, and hence losing touch with the rural life. "Our life will be fruitful and happy only if we grow along with the environment," she added, lauding the initiative of the organizers.
Padmanabh Gowda in his address said this is a chance for every individual living in the urban area to recall the rural traditions, arts and so on. He asked people to encourage such programmes so that rural art could be preserved for the future generations.
The exhibition has cotton kurtas for men, women and children, shirts, Kalamkari dress materials, artistic sarees, Lavancha products, terracotta products, traditional utensils and home accessories, ethnic jewellery, pure wild honey, bedspreads, curtains, organic food products, Kokum, Shikakai, aloevera soaps, wooden furniture, rare paintings, stationery and several others.
Speaking to Daijiworld, Bhaskar, a garment cutter said that the products were manufacture by ‘Namma Bhoomi’ training center located in Kanyana, Kundapur. "It is a place of experiments for artisans, where they can display their skills, it also trains around 100 students in making garments, carpentary, pottery, building construction work at low cost," he said.
"In this exhibition, we have displayed unique products like bags made out of waste cloth, bags and files made out of jute and others. The raw materials to prepare these products are purchased from Bangalore, Hyderabad and others parts," said Bhaskar.