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Keeping in view the huge congregation of people on the occasion of Rath Yatra, a seven-day-long handicraft fair began here on Thursday to highlight India's artisanal excellence and empower marginalised communities.
The fair called 'Shilp Samagam Mela', organised by the Centre's Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, was inaugurated at Biju Patnaik Playground, Baramunda, by Amit Yadav, the department secretary. The event will be held till July 2.
Inaugurating the event, Yadav said that the Mela serves as a national platform to empower artisans and entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes, 'Safai Mitras', and D...