{"id":5450,"date":"2026-02-26T18:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=5450"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:32:52","slug":"the-20th-grand-toshali-national-crafts-mela-concluded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=5450","title":{"rendered":"\u200bThe 20th Grand Toshali National Crafts Mela concluded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BhubaneswarFebruary 26, 2026 [ADN]<br>\u200bThe 20th Grand Toshali National Crafts Mela concluded today , with a vibrant closing ceremony in Bhubaneswar. Speaking at the event, Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar, Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Handlooms, Textiles, and Handicrafts Department, emphasized that this &#8220;Mahakumbh&#8221; of crafts has significantly boosted the economic prosperity of local weavers and artisans. She highlighted that Odisha remains a vast treasure trove of culture, with 64 distinct handicrafts now officially recognized by the state government. A notable feature of this year\u2019s fair was the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accurately monitor visitor footfall, alongside the efforts of the Srujanika Craft Cluster in promoting traditional arts.<br>\u200bThe valedictory evening was attended by several high-ranking officials, including Additional Secretaries Pratap Chandra Hota and Chinmayee Biswal, and Director of Handicrafts Surya Narayan Patnaik. The night sky over Janata Maidan was illuminated by a spectacular drone show showcasing various government schemes, while a mesmerizing Odissi dance performance by Padma Shri Ileana Citaristi left the audience spellbound. The Secretary concluded the event by thanking the organizers and wishing a bright future for the artisans dedicated to preserving Odisha\u2019s rich heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"26 February 2026\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t0xTqnhqQ_M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BhubaneswarFebruary 26, 2026 [ADN]\u200bThe 20th Grand Toshali National Crafts Mela concluded today , with a vibrant closing ceremony<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-41"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5450"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5453,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5450\/revisions\/5453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}