By Madhur Tankha
Buy eco-friendly goods, exquisite handicrafts at Trade Fair
Shoppers' delight: The Tripura Pavilion showcasing handicrafts at the India International Trade Fair-2010 in
New Delhi, Nov 20 : The Northeast Indian States' pavilions are displaying a wide variety of traditional consumer wares and newly-introduced eco-friendly products at the India International Trade Fair-2010 here that opened to the public on Friday.
The Manipur Pavilion greets visitors with hand-woven carpets, paintings and traditional dolls. Pollution-free room heater and smokeless chulha are displayed prominently near the entrance, bearing in mind the IITF theme of clean and energy-efficient technology, products and services.
Dolls draped in dresses worn by Manipuri classical danseuses and exquisitely-carved wooden statues of urban and rural folks vie for visitors' attention.
“Available for Rs.700, the dolls have been dressed up in our traditional attire. There have been enquiries about our wooden statues from business delegations. Paintings, acrylic on canvas, depicting history of various tribes are also popular with the public,” informed an exhibitor.
Valley Rose from the Ukhrul District Handloom and Handicraft Cooperative Federation is displaying products made by tribal women. “As many as 185 societies are working for our Federation,” she says.
An exhibitor has displayed recycled products like baskets and stationery items.
Sixteen entrepreneurs mainly engaged in handloom and handicrafts in Mizoram have bought a range of products. There is also a live demonstration of handicrafts.
Brooms with bamboo handles are available for Rs.40 to 70. “This year we have brought a big stock to meet the demand of housewives,” said an exhibitor. Also on sale are pencils made from different types of wood for just Rs.10.
Drift wood products are also available. Flower pots made from tyres are selling for Rs.150 to 250.
Meghalaya has come up with a wide assortment of artificial flowers, pickles, honey and spices. Different varieties of pickle made of dry fish, red chillies, bamboo shoots and raja chillies are being bought by food lovers. Spices used in vegetable and meat preparations are also available.
“Traditional bows and arrows made in a village 30 km away from Shillong and used in archery competitions are doing good business this year,” says a representative of Lyngdoh Handicrafts.
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