Pune (Voice News Service): Pune’s annual festival is back, for the 16th time in a row. The evergreen Yellow Ribbon NGO Fairorganised by IshanyaFoundationat Pune’s first lifestyle destination, Creaticity( formerly Ishanya) is back to signal that Pune’s Festive Shopping Season is now open!!
YRNF as everyone calls it is a five day carnival which has exhibitors that include Weavers, Artisansand Farmers from NGOs, SHGs and Social Enterprises from the length and breadth of India. Besides Maharashtra the participants travel from Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, Telangana, Orrisa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar to our cultural capital Pune.
The wide range of products includes handmade, natural, organic, upcycled, recycled, eco-friendly goods for the fashionable and health conscious people of Pune and beyond. While shopping, a chat with these exhibitors will amaze you, one can get to know more about some of the traditional weaving and handicraft techniques, organic farming, making of A2 ghee& natural and pure honey, advantages of cooking and eating from cookware/servewaremade from clay, wood or metal as well as the benefits of upcycling, recycling and sustainability. Product categories are many, festive décor, artifacts, totes, clutches, fabrics, sarees, dresses, chaniya choli, cookware and serve ware (clay, brass, kaasa, wood & iron), fashion jewellery, pure honey, organic jaggery, A2 ghee, dry fruits, farm fresh vegetables, millets, spices, pickles, snacks, the list goes on ,the 150 stalls will satisfy the festive shopper’s appetite.( including authentic Maharashtrian delicacies).
There is something for all ages and all walks of life.Homemakers, service professionals, business owners everyone will find something that they need at the YRNF. Be it forindividual and corporate gifting,families orfriends,festive shopping will be on full display at this 25,000 sqft indoor/outdoor fair.
Mrs.Parul Mehta, Trustee , Ishanya Foundation said that ‘This year’s theme – ‘Shop2Care Shop2Share’ is a warm and cheerful call to all of Pune to visit the 16th Yellow Ribbon NGO fair at Creaticity, encourage the various NGOs by shopping , thereby caring and bringing smiles to several hundred families during these festive times, and of course ,do enjoy your shopping with lots of fun and happiness’
Ishanya Foundation which organizes the fair every year aims to
· Revive and showcaseour traditional , yet slowly fading artsand handmade methods.
· Promote sustainable and eco-friendly manufacturing techniques for upcycled, recycled and bio-degradable products
· Enable and encourage earnings of several NGOs, SHGs, Farmers, Social Enterprises, Artisans and Weavers.
The 16th YRNF is a shopper’s delight. Fun, excitement and festivity will be in the air for 5 days from 5th – 9th October. There are hourly lucky draws, children’s play activities and plenty of action throughout.Once done with the shopping our customers can enjoy authentic local food delicacies such as Puran Poli, Thalipeeth, Baigan Bharta, Pithala Bhakri, Tava Pullao, Millet rotis, at the adjoining exclusive food-court.
Yellow Ribbon Fair promises to be a lovely day out with family and friends.The joy of shopping and caring is guaranteed at this 5 day fair, being held at Creaticity Mall( formerly Ishanya),oppGolfcourse,Yerawada,Pune.
