'Jagaar-2022': State Level Awards to Accomplished Craftsmen | 17 Jun 2022

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On June 16, 2022, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel felicitated the siddhahastha artisans by presenting state level handicraft awards to siddha handicraftsmen and certificates to the weaver students who passed out from IICD Jaipur at the 10-day 'Jagar-2022' fair held at Chhattisgarh Pandri Haat Bazar complex in capital Raipur.

Key Points

• It may be mentioned that the ten-day Jagar Mela, which runs from June 10 to June 19, has 140 stalls for display-cum-sale of various products of artisans and weavers from 12 states, including Chhattisgarh.
• Among the artisans selected for the State level award were Ambalal Jhara, Dhokra Shilpkar (Raigarh), Tilochani Dewangan, Tuma Shilpi (Bastar), Renu Vishwakarma, Paper Meshi Art Shilpi (Raipur), Farharo Prajapati, Godna Shilpi (Sarguja) and Pratima Daharwal, Mural Shilpi (Raipur) were conferred the State Level Handicrafts Award for the year 2019-20.
• Similarly, Jitendra Kumar Baidya, Dhokra Shilkar (Kondagaon) and Chanaibai Jhara, Dhokra Shilpi (Raigarh), Bhagelal Sodi, Iron Craftsman (Kondagaon), Dashrath Kashyap, Wood Craftsman, (Bastar) and Champa Pavle, Godna Shilpi (Sarguja) were conferred the State Level Handicraft Awards for the year 2020-21.
• Rajesh Kumar, Deepak Jhorka, Manoj Kumar and Rajendra were awarded certificates for the year 2020 (Craft Design) 4 years Diploma in Hard Material Application among the students who passed out from IICD Jaipur.
• It is worth mentioning that this Jagar-2022 Mela has been held after two years due to the Corona infection period. In this fair, various products of handicrafts as well as handloom, khadi, village industries, matikala have been put up for sale.
• Out of these stalls, a total of 80 stalls have been allotted for Chhattisgarh. At the same time, artisans from Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir are displaying their products in 60 stalls.
• The Jagar Mela-cum-Exhibition will co-sell the display of well-known handicrafts bellmetal crafts, iron crafts, wood crafts, bamboo crafts carpet crafts, shishal crafts, tattoo crafts, tuma crafts, terracotta crafts, chhind bronze, kosa sarees in handloom textiles, dupattas, salwar-suits, dress material, bedsheets, sheets and various types of readymade garments of the State of Chhattisgarh.
• The Jagar Mela-2022 is witnessing a collection of crafts from a total of 11 states including Chikankari of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Banarasi Saree of Banaras, Chanderi of Madhya Pradesh, Brans of Maheshwari and Tikamgarh, Jutework of West Bengal, Kanthawork and Bengali sarees, Phoolkari of Punjab, Mojri of Rajasthan and Gujarat, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir.