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Refugee Handicrafts
Refugee Handicrafts was an organisation established in 1947 by Fori Nehru, Kitty Shiva Rao, Achamma Mathai, and Prem Bery, in Delhi, to assist refugee women in providing an income. In 1952 it was incorporated into the Central Cottage Industries Emporium. Gallery File:The Emergency Committee Conttrol Romm, Delhi, September 1947.jpg, The Emergency Committee Control Room, Delhi, September 1947 File:Women refugees at the kingsway camp busy in sewing and knitting, September 1947.jpg, Women refugees at the Kingsway Camp Kingsway Camp (officially Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar (GTB Nagar) since 1970) is a historic locality situated in the vicinity of Civil Lines and Delhi University in North West Delhi. It commences from the Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar (GTB) intersection, ..., Delhi, sewing and knitting, September 1947 References {{coord missing, India Shops in India Indian handicrafts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Cottage Industries Emporium
Central Cottage Industries Emporium (CCIE), also known as the Cottage and Cottage Emporium, is an Indian Government owned arts and crafts flagship department store and cultural center in Janpath, New Delhi, India. It works to preserve declining arts and craft forms, and provides support to craftspersons. Indian handicrafts sold there come from several Indian States, and include Bankura silver, tea, dress material, clothing, accessories, and decorative furnishings. The Cottage was created in Delhi in 1948 by the Indian Government's Central Ministry of Industry and Commerce. After making an initial loss, India's then Primeminister Jawaharlal Nehru, asked Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay of the Indian Cooperative Union (ICU) to take over its management. In 1952 the Cottage incorporated 'Refugee Handicrafts', an employment agency formed in 1947 by Fori Nehru, Kitty Shiva Rao, Achamma Mathai, and Prem Bery, arranged to provide paid work to the then recent influx of refugee women from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |