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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam arrives and inauguratesthe Golden Jubilee event of Handicrafts Resurgence in India at India International Centre, New Delhi. The choir sings the national anthem 'Jana Gana mana'. 'I am indeed delighted to inaugurate Handicrafts Resurgence in India. It is also a proud moment for me to honour the ten selected eminent craft. I am also very happy to release the monographs of stamps brought out by the department of post of ministry of communication and technology. In the vision of developed India, rural development is one of the important requirements and handicrafts play a major role for rural development because India has the core competence in handicrafts in villages, in mountains, deserts and coastal regions. During my recent visit to five Northeastern states, I observ