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Dastkar
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Dastkar is an Indian non-government organisation working with craftspeople across India, for promotion and revival of traditional crafts of India.[2] It was founded in 1981 in Delhi, by a group of six women, including Laila Tyabji, its current chairperson.[3]
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Formation | 1981 |
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Type | NGO |
Headquarters | Kisan Haat, Andheria Morh, Mehrauli Delhi-74 [1] |
Services | crafts promotion |
Chairperson | Laila Tyabji |
Website | www |
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Today, it is synonymous with the Dasktar Mela, a crafts exhibition it organises every year since 1982.