Lucknow, Oct. 29 -- Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Minister Rakesh Sachan said on Wednesday that the state government is working towards making artisans self-reliant by connecting traditional clay art with modern technology, entrepreneurship, and the market.
The government's aim is to increase the income of artisans and make their art a powerful medium for employment and self-employment.
Sachan inaugurated the 11-day Mati Kala Mahotsav-2026 and state-level exhibition organized by the Uttar Pradesh Mati Kala Board at the Khadi Bhawan complex in Dalibagh here on Wednesday. The festival, organized on the theme "Culture from Soil, Prosperity from Culture," will continue until November 7.
He said that traditional and modern clay a...