Shilp Samagam Mela 2025 opens at Freedom Park, Bengaluru
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment's Shilp Samagam Mela 2025, showcasing crafts of SC, OBC and Safai Mitra artisans, opened at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on 5 September 2025 and runs till 14 September.
Summary
The Shilp Samagam Mela 2025, organised by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in collaboration with TULIP, opened at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on 5 September 2025 and runs until 14 September. Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar inaugurated the mela. It features 75 stalls of artisans' handicrafts, including metalwork, wooden artefacts, cane and bamboo products, pottery and textiles from more than 13 states. The mela highlights the skills of artisans from Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes and Safai Mitras, and offers them a marketplace to reach urban and international buyers, with evening cultural programmes.
Key facts
- Dates
- 5–14 Sep 2025
- Venue
- Freedom Park, Bengaluru (Karnataka)
- Organiser
- Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment with TULIP
- Stalls
- 75, artisans from 13+ states
- Beneficiaries
- SC, OBC and Safai Mitra artisans
- Inaugurated by
- Dr. Virendra Kumar
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where is the Shilp Samagam Mela 2025, organised by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, being held from 5 to 14 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Freedom Park, Bengaluru
The mela is being held at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, from 5 to 14 September 2025.
The Shilp Samagam Mela 2025 primarily showcases the skills of artisans from which communities?
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Correct answer: D — Scheduled Castes, OBCs and Safai Mitras
The mela highlights artisans from Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes and Safai Mitras.