Faridabad . Vice President CP Radhakrishnan inaugurated the Surajkund Fair in Faridabad. The 39th Surajkund International Self-reliant Crafts Festival started from Sunday with the sweetness of Gohana’s Jalebi. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini and State Heritage and Tourism Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma were also present on this occasion.
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini welcomed Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on his arrival at Surajkund in Faridabad. After this he started the festival by lighting the lamp. On this occasion, the Vice President also launched an app based on Surajkund International Crafts Fair. Later, Gohana Jalebi was served to the guests present on the stage including the Vice President. After the inauguration of Surajkund Fair, famous folk artists and cultural groups of national and international level performed. This fair will continue till 15th February. The event is being jointly organized by Haryana Tourism Corporation and the Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles, Culture and External Affairs.
CM Nayab Singh Saini, while addressing the public at the inaugural ceremony, said that we all are going to witness the Mahakumbh of arts and crafts, which has a special identity not only in India but in the whole world. I congratulate you at the grand opening ceremony of this fair. The Chief Minister said that Surajkund Fair is a confluence of our antiquity and modernity. Here we are carrying forward the tradition that has kept art and culture alive for the last 38 years. The theme of the 39th program ‘Local to Global’ is a reflection of the dream of the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he wants to connect the skilled hands sitting in every corner of India to the global market.
He also said that self-reliant does not just mean economic independence, it also includes being proud of one’s culture, preserving one’s heritage and presenting it to the world. Surajkund Fair is a living proof of this self-reliance.