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Shilparamam is a crafts village at Madhapur,
set amidst lovely rocks, rippling waterfalls and gorgeous lawns, about
14-km from Hyderabad
. It was conceived over seven years ago with a determination to change the
prevailing pursuit of culture as a leisure-time activity.
A
Tribute To The Traditional Creative Art
It plays host to myrid traditions of arts and crafts of India. It is a
home to thousands of visiting artisans, a temple to thousands of
performing artistes and a breath of fresh air to lakhs of art and craft
lovers. It's a perfect place to be in if you are looking in for some
crafts for decorating you living room.
With Craftsmen who chisel beauty on wood, carve wonders on stone, design
beauty in mental, potters who spin marvel on the wheel and weavers who
knit magic in fabric, the ambience here is that of a traditional rural
habitat. It is a nearly a 50 acre landscape with a cluster of trees there
and a stretch of grass here, a mini lake, a theatre, and ethnic cottages.
While some of the cottages are actually classrooms that teach everything
from art to craft, others are showcases that help the crafts persons to
sell their creations to a discerning market. At the heart of this
picturesque crafts village, is an amphi theatre that has staged
performances ranging from classical music concerts to flute recitals,
'Bharata Natyam' to 'Bhangra' and 'Perini' to contemporary English plays.
Boating facilities are also available.
Celebrating Art
Apart from the daily melas, there are monthly and annual bazaars too,
when artists from all over the country participate and exhibit their
artistic wares. On a specific occasion or festival its own artifacts,
related functional skills and supportive traditions are presented in a
rejuvenated pattern.
This is a way of erasing the boundaries between theater, crafts, music,
dance and poetry, and connecting them in such a way that each compliments
the other with supportive relationships. Shilparamam also conducts camps
and workshops for both tribal artistes and classical performing artistes.
Shilparamam has become internationally famous for the Annual Crafts
Festival that is being organised in the first two weeks of March every
year since 1995. During Dasara, the Navaratri festival is celebrated in
October pompously to commemorate the valor of 'Kali' and related dance
dramas are performed then.
Sankranti, the festival of harvest, in January welcomes the art lovers
with its joyous fiestas of kite flying, Rangoli decorations and ritual
dances. The Hyderabad Haat is organised once a month bringing exclusive
crafts from different States of the Country. Griha Bhojan Centre offers
the most diverse of traditional native delicacies of various cultures,
cooked and served by women in the most traditional way.
Air: Hyderabad being the capital
city is well connected by air from all the important cities of the
country.
Rail: Hyderabad
has got its own railhead and is connected with all the major cities within
the state and outside.
Rail: Regular bus service connects Hyderabad with all the
important places within the country. For city transportation city buses,
taxis, and auto rickshaws are also available.
Accommodation is available at the budget or
star hotels in Hyderabad and Secunderabad.