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National handloom expo in Orissa
by Sarda Lahangir

          Bhubaneshwar: The Handloom Cooperative Society called 'Bayanika' and the department of Textile and Handloom of Orissa have organised a national handloom expo here. The handloom expo has 70 stalls from 14 states of the country. Out of 117 participants, 64 are from Orissa. People from various parts of the country are showcasing their varied authentic handicrafts and handlooms. " They have got different stalls from several states. We get to see lots of varieties. It is good that we can enjoy many things at one venue," said Soumendra, a visitor. Laxmi Narayan Nayak, director of Textiles and Handloom of Orissa said that the expo is mainly to give a platform for the weavers to market their products. "Its main objective is to bring the weavers together, co-operative societies and the apex body to common platform. So they are able to sell their products. In current expo, we are having several states along with their products. They are here and marketing their products in Orissa," said Laxmi Narayan Nayak, director of Textiles and Handloom, Orissa. Last year the weavers did a business of Rs four crore. This year Rs 1.33 crore has been earned so far and is expected to do better than previous year. The ongoing expo will culminate on February 1.
-Jan 27, 2009

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