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bullet Asia Pacific Crafts Demonstration In Conjunction With Malaysia National Craft Day, 2008
bullet Nusantara Craft Promotion
bullet Malaysia week in London, 2006
bullet WCC Asia Pacific Dialogue, 2006

bullet National Craft Day, 2006
bullet Archives
  bullet Betel Nut and Leaf Accessories - Exhibition
  bullet WCC -- Paris
  bullet LAOS -- PDR
bullet Embroidery

bullet UNESCO Crafts Prize - 2001

bullet Malaysia -Kuala Lumpur

bullet WEFT 2001

bullet Regional President's Tour of Central Asia 
bullet Golden Jubilee Celebration and WCC Asia-Pacific Region Business Meet

bullet The Regional Craft Improvement Workshop - Exhibition
bullet The Young Craftspersons Competition

bullet UNESCO Crafts Prize - 2003
bullet Kamaladevi Centenary Celebrations
bullet Kamaladevi Awards and Kamala Samman
bullet WEFT 2003

bullet WCC Asia Pacific 26th Regional Meeting -- Dhaka
bullet 1st Exhibition of Iranian Women Handicrafts
bullet International Congress on Bamboo (Bamboo Forum, Exhibition & Trade Fair)

bullet WCC Asia Pacific 27th Regional Assembly, Metsovo -- Greece
bullet An International Jewellery Convention -- "Grass to Gold"
bullet UNESCO South Asian Seal of Excellence 2004
bullet International Design and Product Development Programme / Workshop
bullet International Byers - Sellers Meet (IBSM)

Golden Jubilee Celebration and WCC Asia-Pacific Region Business Meet
 

The Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Handicraft Resurgence in India was held from the 15th to the 18th of November, 2002 in New Delhi. 10 members were awarded the title of 'Shilpa Gurus', the highest honour awarded to craftpersons. The President of India honoured the craftpersons by awarding them the certificate and a golden medallion.

The Shilpa Gurus were also accompanied by their prominent students (Shilpagnas) who were honoured by the Crafts Council of India. The works of all these Shilpa Gurus and their outstanding students (Shilpagnas) were exhibited at the venue of the seminar.

A Seminar on "Mastercraftspersons and Sustainable Development of Handicrafts" was also held during the event. The Shilpa Gurus and shilpagnas aired their views and had a good interaction with NGO representatives and the public.

   Golden Jubilee Celebrations


Shilpa Gurus

 

WCC Asia-Pacific Region Business Meet

The Business Meet of the Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly was held from 15 - 18 November, 2002 in New Delhi. There were representatives from eleven countries. Important issues of cooperation among the countries of the region were discussed. The offer of National Crafts Council of Bangladesh (NCCB) to host the 26th Asia-pacific Regional Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh in the month of October was accepted. The offer of Lebanon to host the Regional Assembly in Lebanon in the year 2004 was also accepted.

Business Meet 1   Business Meet 2