Udupi: Namma Angadi Exhibition-cum-sale Inaugurated
News & Pics: Hemanath Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi
Udupi, Oct 29: Dr M V Kamath, honorary director of Manipal Institute of Communication inaugurated Namma Angadi, a three-day exhibition-cum-sale of handicrafts, handloom and eco- friendly products at Board High School here in the town on Friday October 29.
Kiran Kumar, president of City Municipal Council of Udupi and B Damodar Acharya, executive director of Concern for Working Children, NGO graced the inaugural programme. Errol Gonsalves compered the programme.
“We at Namma Angadi believe that the rural market must be strengthened and expanded. These products are sustainable and eco-friendly. Udupi being a big city, we aim at a bigger spectrum.” Says Nishanth Kaverappa, events co-ordinator, Namma Angadi.
Namma Angadi’ is a collective marketing network of rural artisans spread over various parts of Karnataka. It is an initiative of Namma Bhoomi, a regional training centre of Concerned for Working Children (CWC), an NGO based in Bangalore. CWC works as an ambassador of the rights of children.
“We have a wide range of products for sale that varies from fabrics to furniture.” Says Anil Biddappa, event co-ordinator, Namma Angadi.
The exhibition has cotton kurtas for men and women, shirts, kalamkari dress materials, artistic sarees , children’s clothing, lavancha products, terracotta products, traditional utensils & home accessories, traditional footwear, ethnic jewellery, pure wild honey, organic food products, Kokum, Shikakai, aloevera soaps, wooden furniture, rare paintings and stationery for display among others.
'Namma Angadi’ will be open for the public between 10.00 am and 9.00 pm on all three days. The event will have the participation of artisans who will present a live
demonstration of terracotta sculpting.
“With Diwali round the corner ‘Namma Angadi’ brings an opportunity to the people of Udupi and Manipal to shop and celebrate,” says Sheryl Roche, event co-ordinator, Namma Angadi.
About Namma Angadi
‘Namma Angadi’ had been set up in 1992 to help the village-based craftsmen, who could not visualize a future for their occupations due to dwindling demand for traditional products and lack of raw materials. These hindrances led to the migration of rural people to urban areas (especially children) in search of jobs and livelihood. Thus Namma Angadi was set up to revive the village economy and support the livelihood of rural artisans. It is an initiative of Namma Bhoomi, regional training centre of CWC (Concerned for Working Children), a Bangalore-based NGO.
Namma Angadi strives towards excellence through interventions from various experts, advanced training for graduate children, improved product designs, financial management and marketing.
About Namma Bhoomi
Namma Bhoomi is a vocational training wing of CWC (Concerned for Working Children, a Bangalore-based non-governmental organization. It imparts vocation training such as weaving, tailoring, pottery and other art forms to underprivileged children. It is located in the Udupi district at the foothills of the Western Ghats on the bank of the river Varahi in Kundapura Taluk.
The 6.25-acre campus has been designed to give working children a chance to continue their education and also relieve the immediate burden of survival. They felt that a residential programme would create an environment where caste and gender bias could be broken and a new value system nurtured by examining and analyzing one’s society and the larger milieu in which we live. The campus has residential accommodation, educational and training facilities for over 100 young girls and boys. It is in function for more than 15 years.
Daijiworld.com is the online media partner of this event.
Interested can contact
Event co-ordinators
Nishanth Kaverappa - 9900118004
Anil Bidappa 9742506560
Sheryl - 9902020232