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feature - 56th IHGF Delhi Fair and Delhi Fair Furniture

An incredible opportunity for us to host certified and genuine products. All the tested Pashmina products
our buyers at this majestic trade platform are now labelled with a traceable unique id tag with individual
certificates, enabling seamless trade of such products in India
The fair is an incredible
and overseas markets.
opportunity for us to host the
visiting overseas buyers, buying On 5th January 2023 Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun,
and sourcing consultants as well signed a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MoU) with the Export
as domestic volume buyers to
Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), New Delhi, for setting
this show, where we gather
up a ‘Pashmina Testing Facility’ in WII. Through this MoU, the EPCH
once again as a community to
showcase a majestic platform collaborated with WII to establish the Pashmina Testing Laboratory
Mr. Naresh Bothra for buyers to source. In view of for its associated members involved in Pashmina Trade. The
Fair President, wide publicity measures purpose of signing this MoU was to streamline the Pashmina
IHGF Delhi Fair,
undertaken by the Council
Autumn 2023 and Trade and to provide a one-stop testing facility to certify the
across the world, it is hoped
Delhi Fair Furniture genuine Pashmina Product that is free from any prohibited fibers
that a good footfall of buyers
would visit. The Council and the to the associated manufacturers, exporters, and traders.
Reception Committee has made necessary
While exhibitors in the halls had several trade visitors, there
arrangements for the convenience of participants
were many regional artisans and upcoming enterprises that got
during the fair. I am very happy to extend a warm
welcome to everyone. their share of attention. There were artistic expressions from J&K
I extend my best wishes to all the participants and with a display of shawls & stoles and papier machie products. The
buyers and believe that the business opportunity shall speciality of Kashmiri handicrafts also dwells on the use of antique
be utilised in a very efficient manner to pave new
techniques and age old traditions with potential to churn out
avenues ahead in the handicrafts business.
various products that can be distinctly unique on the basis of their
utility and quality. Besides exhibitor dtalls the J&K contingent had
Optimism keeps spirits high showcased live demonstration of crafts like Kani shawls, carpet

I warmly welcome our visiting weaving and papier machie.
buyers as well as exhibitors to
Wagai wood crafts, metalware, applique, kalamkari, basketry
this 56th edition of IHGF Delhi
and much more came from Tamil Nadu with a vibrant presentation
Fair. A host of facilities are in
place for our exhibitors as well including mythological idols, statues and wood sculptures using
as overseas trade visitors. Wagai wood also known as country wood in Tamil Nadu. There
In preparedness towards the
show, our member exporters
Mr. S K Goel
have focused on design
Fair Vice President,
development of products as per
IHGF Delhi Fair,
their buyers and their market
Autumn 2023 and
Delhi Fair Furniture trends. Buyers from across the
globe have enthusiastically
responded and pre-registered to visit and source. We
are poised for growth like never before, while
manufacturers are scaling up production -
maintaining high design and quality standards, buyers
are showing keen interest to make India their
preferred sourcing destination.
My best wishes to all-exhibitors and buyers.

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