The Grand Kerala Shopping Festival will be held from January 9th to 15th across Kerala. Organized by the Kerala Tourism Department, the festival aims to promote local products, craftspeople and entrepreneurs. A variety of programs are planned showcasing goods from across the state, including textiles, handicrafts, organic foods and fashion shows. The festival provides a platform for craftspeople to interact with customers and helps support traditional industries in the state.

1. Grand Kerala Shopping Festival
Department of Tourism , Park View, Thiruvananthapuram – 33
Phone : 0471- 2560406, 2328790 Fax : 0471- 2322279 e-mail : gksf@keralatourism.org
www.grandkeralashoppingfestival.com
Jan 9th, 2011
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¡p¶ AS, hS, Im«v I¸bpw tImgn-¡-dnbpw, BZn-hmkn coXn-bn-ep-−m-¡p¶ tImgn-¡-dn,
tImgn Np«Xv, mS³ Iq«p-I-dn, h-[m-y-§-fn-ep-−m-¡p¶ ]pgp¡v XpS-§n-b-h-bn-eqsS BZn-
hmknhn`m-K-§-fpsS cpNn sshhn[yhpw ]cn-N-b-s¸-Sp-¯pw. hb-m-«n n¶pÅ shÅpw
kwL-hp-amWv BZn-hmkn cpNn-¡q-«p-IÄ sIm¨n¡v ]IÀ¶v ÂIp-¶-Xv.
kztZ-in-Ifpw hntZ-in-I-fp-amb hntm-Z-k-©m-cn-IÄ¡pw kµÀi-IÀ¡p-ambn sIm¨n
BZn-hmkn taf-bn-eqsS Hcp-¡p-¶Xvv tIc-f-¯nse DXvIr-jvS-amb Hcp kwkvIm-c-¯nsâ Xncp-
ti-jn-¸p-I-fm-Wv. C¯cw taf-I-fn-eqsS BZn-hm-kn-I-f-S-¡-apÅ ]nt¶m¡ hn`m-K-§-fpsS
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s^Ìn-h Hcp-¡p-¶-Xv.