Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Craft Lecture Series launched as National Handicrafts Week 2025 ends
The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) launched the first Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Craft Lecture Series at The Kunj, New Delhi, on 14 December 2025, with a keynote by Padma Bhushan awardee Rajeev Sethi on 'Handmade for Gen-Next'.
Summary
The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, with the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, launched the inaugural Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Craft Lecture Series at the International Craft Complex (The Kunj), New Delhi, on 14 December 2025, concluding National Handicrafts Week 2025. The Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Craft Lecture Series opened with a keynote by Padma Bhushan awardee Rajeev Sethi on the theme 'Handmade for Gen-Next'. The series honours Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, regarded as the mother of India's craft renaissance for reviving and institutionalising handicraft and handloom traditions.
Key facts
- Date
- 14 December 2025
- Venue
- International Craft Complex (The Kunj), New Delhi
- Organisers
- Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles; EPCH
- Keynote
- Rajeev Sethi (Padma Bhushan)
- Theme
- Handmade for Gen-Next
- Occasion
- Conclusion of National Handicrafts Week 2025
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who delivered the inaugural Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Craft Lecture on 14 December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Rajeev Sethi
PIB 2203796: the inaugural lecture was delivered by Padma Bhushan awardee Rajeev Sethi.
What was the theme of the first Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Craft Lecture Series held at The Kunj, New Delhi?
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Correct answer: B — Handmade for Gen-Next
PIB 2203796: the keynote lecture was on the theme 'Handmade for Gen-Next'.