

What was originally an endeavour to revive and showcase Kerala’s arts and crafts has widened its scope and aesthetics. In just four years, Sargaalaya has grown to become a microcosm of the rural heritage of the whole of India. What’s more, the pioneering enterprise by Kerala Tourism being managed by an eight-decade-old construction society is bracing up to run a handicrafts training academy in its 20-acre campus in upstate Malabar. For now, it is particularly busy with organizing a grand fortnight-long national festival that will start this year-end. Welcome to Kerala government’s only initiative that facilitates the visitor with the exclusive privilege of learning a lesson or two on crafts-making while buying a product fashioned by traditional artisans. The sprawling ‘Sargaal...
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