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Local entrepreneurs showcase products at mini bazaar

Over 30 local entrepreneurs took part in the mini bazaar. Food, beverage, clothes, and homemade creation outlets were all part of the exhibition and sale.

SHILLONG:

The mini bazaar, a platform for Meghalayan artists, organised a one-day pop-up extravaganza at Savio Hall in Laitumkhrah on September 24 to mark its first anniversary.

Over 30 local entrepreneurs took part in the mini bazaar. Food, beverage, clothes, and homemade creation outlets were all part of the exhibition and sale. Speaking to The Meghalayan, an entrepreneur from Shillong named Navjot Kaur Gill said that her products are powerful advocates for environmental sustainability. “Growing up, I observed my grandma and aunts applying various homemade face masks. Over time, I adopted their practices and created these natural goods known as “Body bodh” (the knowledge of the body),” Gill said.

Merisha Toi owns 24 degrees decor which was started in November 2020. It was initially a business of scented candles, wax melts, or wax tabs but now Toi has extended her business to home decors and succulents. In the future, Toi remarked, “I would like to open a store in a popular tourist destination and expand my business.”

The visual art exhibition, in which four local artists, Nicole Kharjana, Ericson Majaw, Tony Slong, and Clyde Thangkhiew participated, was the bazaar’s standout event.

Kharjana, who has been drawing since she was a young child, saw this exhibition as a chance to share her creations. “I’ve never taken part in an exhibition before. I got to know a lot of people with similar interests in art.” The tiny market, according to Kharjana, has given many artists new opportunities.

Slong, on the other hand, is a Shillong-based visual artist from Jaintia hills. His art is a reflection of his relationship with nature and the Khasi community’s way of life. Slong said, “I’ve been painting since 2013, and my roots are what inspire me.” The renowned Khasi folktale “ka khanatang shaphang u ksew bad ka iew Luri-Lura” is depicted in his artwork “sha iew Luri Lura.” This folktale illustrates the close tie and relationship that exists between people and dogs.

Over 20 editions of the exhibition have taken place in Tura, while in Shillong, it made its debut today. The aim, according to the exhibition’s curator Rudy Marak, who spoke with The Meghalayan, is to unite small and aspiring business owners under one roof and create a community to increase the visibility of their enterprises.

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