in yet another fashion extravaganza at the surajkund mela designers showcased the rich handloom heritage and craft traditions from across the country the show my handloom my pride was curated by the fashion design council of india fdci in association with haryana tourism ministry of textiles and dc handloom the designers who participated in the show included anjali kalia divyam mehta gaurav khanijo madhu jain payal jain and samant chauhaneverything you see on the ramp is hand woven and hand embroideredblock printing ikat banarasi weaves and fabrics like bhagalpuri silks were the highlight of the showread alsoa grand showcase of handloom and textile traditions at surajkund fairwhile craft cuisine and cultural heritage is on display at the ongoing surajkund international crafts mela there was also a showcase of textile and weaving traditions in a fashion show titled benarasa tribute to the sensesdesigner payal jain showcased a white and gold collection with phekwa textiles phekwa is a style of weaving from varanasi today evening you will witness the magic of handicraft of our country everything that you will see on the ramp today has been hand woven hand embroidered not a single outfit here is machine made said md sinha principal secretary tourism department haryana as he addressed the gathering before the fashion showlr md sinha principal secretary tourism department haryana amitabh kant indias g20 sherpa and sunil sethi chairman fdcidesigners day out at surajkund melasome of the participating designers like madhu jain and samant chauhan returned to do a handloom show again after a yeardesigner samant chauhan reminisced the days when he would come to surajkund fair as a fashion student since this has been an event displaying best of countrys craft and skills we would come here with friends in a bus each year we would wait excitedly to visit the fair after many years i returned here last year to do a show and this year again i got an opportunity to be here he said