FORMER MLA Kuldeep Juneja is inaugurating the Silk Weaves Expo at Guru Teg Bahadur Hall, Raipur on Thursday. The grand Wedding Special Edition of Silk Weaves Expo commenced at Gutu Teg Bahadur Hall, Civil Lines, Raipur on Thursday. Former MLA Kuldeep Singh was the Chief guest and inaugurated the expo. A large number of eminent citizens, women and fashion enthusiasts of the city were present on the occasion. Speaking at the inauguration, Chief guest Kuldeep Juneja said that events like Silk Weaves Expo provide a strong platform to India’s rich handloom tradition and create a direct connection between artisans and customers.

 

He congratulated the organisers for successfully hosting such a grand and meaningful event. The organisers of Silk Weaves Expo said that Silk Weaves Expo is India’s largest silk expo and also its final edition of the year. They further said that exhibitors which includes 80 per cent weavers from 22 states directly participating and set-up their stalls. This platform provides opportunity to weavers to sell their self made items directly to the customers. Special attraction of the expo is the availability of items at ‘Direct Weaver’s Price’.

 

Lohri Special suits are also introduced for the Punjabi Community girls and women, they added. The exhibition showcases an exclusive and extensive collection of silk sarees crafted by weavers and artisans from across the country. The major attractions include Banarasi, Kanchipuram, Kosa Silk, Bengaluru Silk, Jamdani and Wedding Special sarees.

 

In addition, a wide range of shawls, stoles, linens, wedding ethnics and other handcrafted products are also on display. Participation of skilled artisans from Kolkata, Banaras, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Assam and several other states makes this expo special. The exhibition will run from January 8 to 19 and the daily timing is 11am to 9pm. Entry and parking are completely free.