Teej Festival Handicraft and Food Fair Concludes at Bikaner House – Over ₹70 Lakh Worth of Artisan Products Sold

Jaipur : The week-long Teej Festival Handicraft and Food Fair held at Bikaner House, New Delhi, concluded on Wednesday with great enthusiasm. The fair, which showcased artisans, handicraft experts, and culinary specialists from different regions of Rajasthan, recorded sales worth over ₹70 lakh.

State Project Manager of Rajeevika, Mrs. Neeru Meena, informed that 47 stalls were set up by nationally awarded women artisans associated with self-help groups through Rajeevika. These stalls featured hand-block printed bed sheets, suits, sarees, bangles, jewellery, leather goods, lac items, mojris (traditional footwear), and traditional Rajasthani cuisine. Goods worth over ₹52 lakh were sold through Rajeevika stalls alone.

Saras Dairy’s Residential Manager, Mr. Suresh Sen, said Saras’ dairy products were widely appreciated by visitors. Sweets from various district dairy unions, including Alwar’s kalakand, Bikaner’s rasgullas, gulab jamun, sohan papdi, ghee from Sri Ganganagar, buttermilk, lassi, and shrikhand from Alwar, were especially popular. Saras Dairy recorded sales of approximately ₹3 lakh at its counter.

Mr. Om Prakash from RUDA (Rural Non-Farm Development Agency) stated that 16 stalls set up by RUDA, featuring Rajasthani handicrafts and apparel, achieved sales of over ₹16 lakh.

Additional Resident Commissioner, Mrs. Anju Om Prakash, said that on the concluding day, Mrs. Shazia, wife of the High Commissioner of Bangladesh, visited the fair and praised it as a beautiful confluence of Rajasthan’s art and culture.

It is noteworthy that the fair was inaugurated by Rajasthan’s Chief Secretary, Mr. Sudhansh Pant, with the objective of familiarising both the Rajasthani diaspora and Delhi residents with Rajasthan’s traditional cuisine and handicraft heritage.