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Arts & Crafts Village
SARGAALAYA
Sargaalaya offers a live display of craftsmanship providing a close look at every aspect of manufacturing for art and craft enthusiasts and even conducts workshops for people who desire to learn about it.
VISION
A DESTINATION FOR EXPERIENCING KERALA’S ART AND CRAFT HERITAGE
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MISSION
CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT KERALA’S ART AND CRAFT HERITAGE TO TOURIST FRATERNITY, PRESERVE AND ENRICH THEM TO EMPOWER KERALA’S TRADITIONAL ARTISTS AND CRAFTS PERSONS
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64
Creations
27
Huts
80
Crafts persons
8
Awards
Objectives
- To impart a unique experience of exploring Kerala’s art and craft heritage. — view more
- To create employment opportunities for the local community by empowering them to supply various services in tourism value chain.– view more
- To re-orient heritage arts and crafts villages of Kerala to enable visitors to have a unique experience.– view more
- Documentation of all related activities for enriching the tourist experiences.– view more
- To maintain harmony with local environment, community, and culture as part of responsible tourism development.– view more
- To create interest among students and the younger generation in handicrafts making by giving an opportunity to experience the same.– view more
- To revive and preserve languishing arts and crafts.– view more
- To enrich traditional skill for developing products to meet the contemporary requirement.– view more
- To integrate different crafts for developing new value-added products.– view more
- To stimulate social, cultural and economic vitalities.– view more
- To promote cultural interactions within and abroad for mutual understanding and enrichment.– view more
- To create livelihood opportunities for artists and craftspersons with a special focus on women and weaker sections of society.– view more
- To create new opportunities and avenues for Artists and Craftspersons to perform and exhibit their products for an exhibition, fairs, and online marketing.– view more
- To create an opportunity to sell artifacts directly to customers to protect the interest of the artist and craftsperson from the middlemen exploitation.– view more
Achievements
- Special Recognition Awards at South Asian Travel Awards (SATA)
- National Tourism Award for Best Rural Tourism Project in India.
- Kerala’s Best Tourism destination Award.
- Generated more than 400 Direct & more than 1000 indirect Employment opportunity to Artisans and Rural People.
- Augmented Tourism in north Kerala
- Became a Marketing Hub for Artisans in Kerala and other States of India
- Extended support in reviving few languishing crafts i.e. Kora Grass Mat & Pottery
- One of our artisan has received World Crafts Council Award of Excellence for Handicrafts -2016 and International Craft Award in 2017