Promotion of clay art in Yogi government: 11-day 'Matikala Mahotsav-2026' to begin in Lucknow from Oct 28
Grand exhibition will be organised at Khadi Bhawan in Dalibagh on theme of ''Soil to Culture, Culture to Prosperity'' till Nov 7 Cabinet Minister Rakesh Sachan to inaugurate event at 5 pm; Principal Secretary Anil Kumar Sagar will
Inauguration of the grand exhibition of clay art products on Wednesday


Grand exhibition will be organised at Khadi Bhawan in

Dalibagh on theme of 'Soil to Culture, Culture to Prosperity' till Nov 7

Cabinet Minister Rakesh Sachan to inaugurate

event at 5 pm; Principal Secretary Anil Kumar Sagar will be present

Clay art products made by excellent craftsmen from different districts will be

displayed

Lucknow, Oct 27 (HS): The Uttar Pradesh Matikala Board is organizing the grand

Matikala Mahotsav-2026 in the capital Lucknow from October 28 to

November 7, 2026. Organized with the aim of providing a direct platform to

traditional artisans and promoting Matikala, the main theme of this festival is

Culture from Soil, Prosperity from Culture.

The formal inauguration of the grand exhibition of clay art products to be

organised under the festival will be held on Wednesday at 05:00 pm at Uttar

Pradesh Clay Art Board, Khadi Bhawan premises, 8-Tilak Marg, Dalibagh, Lucknow.

This state-level exhibition will be inaugurated by the state's Minister of

Khadi and Village Industries, Sericulture, Handloom and Textiles, Rakesh

Sachan, as the chief guest. Anil Kumar Sagar, Principal Secretary of the Khadi

and Village Industries Department, will grace the opening ceremony.

In this 11-day festival, running from 28 October to 07 November 2026, a grand

exhibition of excellent clay art products made by skilled artisans from

different districts of Uttar Pradesh will be organised.

Chief Executive Officer of Uttar Pradesh Matikala Board, Shishir has appealed

to all the citizens, art lovers and elite people to visit the Khadi Bhawan

premises on this occasion and observe the excellent products made by the local

artisans and encourage them.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi


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