For the 30th edition of the annual festival which commenced on January 1, Dastkari Haat Samiti, supported by Ministry of External Affairs and the Embassy of India in Myanmar, has collaborated to exhibit traditional crafts like shell craft, basketry, mat weaving, handloom textile weaving, hyacinth grass weaving and jewellery from the neighbouring country.

Artisans from Myanmar and their Indian counterparts are participating in a Crafts and Skill Development Workshop where new product designs will be created besides, establishing “long term friendships.”

It will also serve as a platform that provides unique inputs to the crafts sector while “enhancing economic wellbeing and diplomatic ties at the ground level.”

The fortnight-long crafts bazaar will also have myriad cultural performances including folk music from Rajasthan, the exotic Kalbelia gypsy dance, Langa group, Bhavai performers with a number of earthen pots balanced on their heads and the tribal martial Chhau dancers from West Bengal.

The event is set to continue till January 15.