Shillong, Apr 4 : The International Shillong Trade Fair has recorded high footfall at the Laitumkhrah ground here, with Shillongites thronging the stalls like never before.
If the women are swooning over the range of gem-studded jewellery on sale, the foodies are lapping up the dollops of kulfi made by Ravi Raj Kulfi of Delhi.
Dry flowers from Thailand, exquisite handicrafts from Kenya, dry fish from Bangladesh, marbles of Pakistan, gems from Myanmar and khukri of Nepal — the package is appears irresistible for the tens of thousands of visitors who jostled for space on the fair ground.
There are 25 stalls put up by various entrepreneurs from the northeastern states with help from the National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC).
Secretary of the Industries and Trade Fair Association of Assam Rajeev Das said the move aimed at encouraging a healthy competition among entrepreneurs from Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya and Assam.
As many as 180 stalls, including 19 from Thailand, one each from Kenya and Nepal and several others from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan are drawing crowds.
“Unable to resist the lure of jewellery and the glow of flowers from Thailand, we have made some purchases,” Veronica, who has come to the fair today along with her friends, said. The fair will end on Tuesday.
Telegraph India
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