Kollywood star inaugurates UP handicraft expo

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Chennai, June 30: Popular Kollywood star and ''Pudukottaiyil Saravanan'' fame Abarna today inaugurated a handicraft expo organised by the Uttar Pradesh Artisans Welfare Society.

The expo, which would be on till July nine, was aimed at popularising traditional handicrafts and help in improving the earning of the artisans.

About 70 artisans, versatile in various crafts, are exhbiting their products in the expo.

''The expo brings endless vibrant hues of timeless Indian craftsmanship that embodies unmatched perfection, ethnic grandeur and impeccable quality'', Expo organiser Ashok Sharma said.

The unique feature of the expo was the showcasing of the jute items manufactured by tsunami affected people's society called Institute for Social Education and Development (ISED).

Apart from wood items and antique furnitures, stone paintings, 'Madhubani paintings' from Bihar, whitewood, silk painting, jarri work from Rajasthan, rosewood tables, palm leaf engravings were the other items on display at the expo.

UNI

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