Pix: Nandita, Konkona, Aditi support local artists

The Jiyo Junoon fest encouraged as many as 70 artists from over six states in India.

This week, Mumbai saw the coming together of art, culture and lifetyle through Jiyo Junoon

The six-day long fest was held between March 30 and April 4 at Grand Hyatt Mumbai.

Led by Rajeev Sethi, Jiyo Junoon was held in association with the NGO Jiyo.

As many as 70 artisans from six states created 3,000 plus products with the help of 20 acclaimed designers.

From incense burners to silk ikats, nature accessories, design-oriented modular wall tiles, cotton brocades, grass furniture and more household products that were made from nature-friendly materials.

Take a look.

IMAGE: An artist from Hazaribag, Jharkhand is seen painting in monochrome, using natural colours at the fest. Photograph: Kind courtesy Thot Pot/Instagram

IMAGE: Anjanappa, a shadow puppetry artist poses with his props ahead of his show. Photograph: Kind courtesy ThotPot/Instagram

IMAGE: Shobhaa De and Aditi Rao Hydari were part of a panel discussion where they interacted with the audience. All photographs: Kind courtesy Jiyo Junoon 2019

IMAGE: Konkona Sen is seen with heritage aesthete Rajeev Sethi at the fest. Sen interacted with weavers of Bawanbuti, Bihar as a part of the programme.

IMAGE: Nandita Das was also present.

IMAGE: Shabana Azmi also dropped by.

IMAGE: Shweta Bachchan came dressed in casuals.

IMAGE: Designer Manish Malhotra also extended his support.

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