Training camp on fabric painting begins

MIRIK,27 Dec 2013: Mirik Unmukti Welfare Society in association with Nehru Yuva Kendra, Darjeeling, today began a two-month long training camp on fabric painting at Thurboo Primary School. The training camp has 31 woman trainees who will be trained in the art by instructors Bikash Subba and Laxman Rai.

Organising committee secretary Saroja Tamang said the training camp has been organised with an aim to enable the women to become self employed besides promoting the art of painting. Senior school teacher Namgyal Pakhrin was the chief guest of the inaugural function today.(EOI)