A delight for the discerning

KHADI GRAMODYOG Bhavan's `All India Handicrafts Sale' has become a much-looked forward to event in the craft shopper's calendar. From fragrant agarbattis made by KVIC units to upmarket rosewood dining table sets and small handcrafted artefacts, the exhibition has something for everyone. There are shiny whitemetal Gods and Goddesses from Rajasthan, a great variety of curved furniture from Saharanpur and Kashmir, gun metal artefacts from Hyderabad, papier mache icons from Tamil Nadu, brassware and bronze items and much else.

The Handicrafts fair offers copper `puja' articles from Varanasi, bronze items and oil lamps for Tamil Nadu, and some exquisitely carved sandalwood pieces from Mysore. For the middle range shopper there is a host of craft artefacts: oxidised white metal articles from Jaipur, gun metal artefacts both big and small, and well crafted boxes and trays from Saharanpur and Kashmir.

Kashmir's beautiful walnut furniture pieces, along with Saharanpur's screens and Mysore's rosewood inlay furniture items are a big draw at Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan's ``All India Handicrafts Sale''. The furniture section is well stocked and offers a large variety of beautifully crafted sofa sets, settees, occasional tables, side boards, screens, dining table sets and so on.

And for those who like shiny images and icons, there is a range to choose from - large-sized white metal Natarajas, Krishnas, Devis, Lakshmis, and so on.

The exhibition-cum-sale which is on at Sri Sankara Hall, TTK Road, concludes on June 24.

PUSHPA CHARI

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