Bidri craft artist from Karnataka Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri got emotional and expressed gratitude while meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi after being conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri Award in Delhi on Wednesday.
Bidriware is a metal handicraft from Bidar city in southern India and is used to make keepsakes, bowls, earrings, trays, ornament boxes, other jewellery and showpiece items.
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 13 (ANI): Handicraft artisans in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh are in dire straits due to a shortage of coal and an increase in its price.
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): The Metal Handicrafts Service Centre (MHSC) situated in Moradabad on Saturday announced that they have developed 'Suraksha 24' -- a chlorine-free disinfectant solution to sanitise handicrafts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.