Gujarati handicrafts expo begins today

THALASSERY: An exhibition of Gujarati handicrafts, handloom and jewellery items, organised by the Gujarat Emporium, will begin here on April 1.

Municipal chairman K.P. Raveendran would inaugurate the exhibition at the Saradha Krishna Iyer auditorium here. The exhibition with a government rebate of 20 per cent on handloom products and 10 per cent on handicrafts would wind up on April 15, emporium manager K. Arunachalam said in a press release. Apart from handicrafts products, dress materials and ornaments would also be available at the exhibition, he said.