Handmade crafts by students on display
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, November 3
Ahead of the festival of lights, several exhibitions supporting the call for locally made goods and self-reliance were held. Some of these exhibitions supported a cause while others showcased handmade crafts by students.
The annual exhibition of All India Pingalwara Charitable Society was held to support the special children, who are wards of Pingalwara. Like every year, this year, too, the hand-made crafts included colourful creative diyas, candles, jute bags and décor items. All the items on display are made by children from Pingalwara’s school for specially abled and for visually and hearing-impaired children.
Director, Pingalwara, Dr Inderjit Kaur said every year the sale-cum-exhibition was put up before Diwali to acknowledge the efforts of the children and encourage them for self-reliance and earn some appreciation for their talent. A special book stall of Punjabi literature was also displayed at the exhibition.
Students of BBKDAV College too put up an exhibition-cum-sale of handicrafts in an attempt to promote locally made goods as festive gifts. Students of the Department of Design (Fashion and Interior), Fine Arts, Home Science and Jewellery Designing, Applied Arts, French and Commerce exhibited their talent through myriad stalls on tie and dye, block and screen printing, upholstery and utility items, jute bags, murals, heena art, nail art, apparel accessories, scarves, stoles, wall hangings, dupatta, paper lanterns, mirrors, candles, diyas, tin foil art, customized masks, various artefacts depicting Ganesha, jharokhas, etc.
Students of DAV college, supporting green and zero waste Diwali this year, also put up a craft exhibition with products related to spiritual decoration and object art displayed. Using graphic and multimedia techniques, students displayed décor items like diya and candle stands, decorated envelopes made from handmade paper, wall hangings, best out of waste material, hand painted pots.
