The Grand Kerala Shopping Festival organized by the Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala aims to boost domestic tourism and provide a platform for domestic and international buyers to source products from Kerala. The festival will be held from November 16th to 30th 2010 in various locations across Kerala and will showcase handicrafts, handlooms and other products from various places in Kerala as well as other states and countries. It is expected to provide economic benefits to artisans and entrepreneurs and promote Kerala's handicrafts sector.

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
Nov 11, 2010
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