Seraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand

Seraikela-Kharsawan district, formerly the Odia princely states of Seraikela and Kharaswan is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. The district is well known for Seraikela Chhau, one of the three distinctive styles of the chhau dance. Several rivers flow across Seraikela Kharsawan district. Among these Subarnarekha, Kharkai, Korkori are the important ones. Chandil dam is one of the popular and famous waterbodies of the district. It is located near the chandil town.

Located in this district is a Producer Organization and the artisans belonging to this Producer Organization are masters in Grass & Bamboo Craft. Their products are extremely beautiful. The artisans are extremely talented and skillful and it was a great pleasure for us to interact with some of them on 14th and 15th Dec 2020. Despite the  limitations with regards to technology or other facilities at their location, it was really nice to see them come together and interact with us.