Date:13/01/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/01/13/stories/2008011359500700.htm

National

Focus on Bengal at Surajkund Fair

Special Correspondent

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Tourism Department would organise the 22nd Surajkund Crafts Fair at Faridabad from February 1 to 15, Minister for Tourism and Forests Kiran Choudhry said on Saturday. West Bengal would be the “Theme State” this year, she added.

She disclosed that the fair would showcase a large variety of unique and intricate handicrafts of West Bengal.

It would also offer fun, frolic, entertainment, a fantastic shopping extravaganza, folk dances, cultural programmes and a taste of rare cuisines of various States.

She said the Fair was now occupying a place of pride and prominence on the international tourism calendar as it showcased the finest handloom and handicrafts tradition of India.