handicrafts

Dastkar – The Nature Bazaar

Dastkar is a society for crafts and craftspeople . Its an umbrella organization that brings artisans of different parts of India under one roof to enable them to sell directly to the public avoiding middlemen. They conduct exhibition cum sales in various cities and give a boost to the exposure , sales and working dynamics of the traditional crafts in this modern age.

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Dastkar exhibition titled “The Nature Bazaar” is happening in palace grounds , Bangalore. I visited the stalls yesterday and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Last time when they had exhibition here , my wife had picked quiet a few colorful decorative pieces. The exhibition is a visual treat with its colorful atmosphere and vibrant designs in various forms.

Check some of the pictures I clicked.[nggallery id=5]

Vaahan Yatra & Furniture Show

Saturday evening. I decided to check the twin exhibition happening in the city. Vaahan Yatra ( Auto show) and The Furniture show. Both the exhibition are under the same roof at Palace Grounds , Bangalore.

Being weekend , it was a well attended event. Maruti , Tata , Hyundai , Honda , Skoda and Fiat were there with their latest offering for India. To be frank , the show was more like a multi car showroom , with all manufacturers displaying one or two of their latest car on the road. Definitely not the scale of true auto show. Yamaha and Suzuki were also present with their motorbikes and each with one of the model from their international higher range along with their models from the Indian staples. Apart from these , there were stalls of the motor accessories , not very impressive again but enough for the crowd to laze around a weekend evening. Chameleon cars also showcased few of its modified cars. Oh there were also on display some skull headed motorbikes and I also heard a lady telling her hubby “ but who is going to ride this skulls on road? I doubt anyone”. Check it out in the pictures.
[nggallery id=3]From the mini auto show , I moved on to the furniture show. Well , they should have named it Interiors show since furniture was not the only things on display. Apart from the various designs of doors, cupboards , cots , dining tables and sofa sets there were some good display of interior decoration stuffs. From artifacts made out of marble to wood and bronze and 40 Kg made in silver swings ! I wanted to take the picture of the made in silver swings , silver dining table and chairs but the guy who manned the stall said photography prohibited. The price for the 40 Kg silver swing was around 12 Lakhs ! He said it was lacquer polished with a coating to make sure the silver does not blacken. Interesting. Then there were some good piece of arts in marble  , bronze and wood.[nggallery id=4]