Sargaalaya Crafts Village

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{{Infobox building

|name = Sargaalaya

|image = Saargalaya_Boating.jpg

|caption = Saargalaya Boating Facility

|building_type=Crafts village

|architectural_style=Ethnic

|owner= Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society

|location = Iringal, Vatakara , Kozhikode, Kerala, India

|coordinates = {{coord|11.5601|75.6058|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

|map_type = India Kerala

|opened = 19 Feb 2011

|website = {{url|http://sargaalaya.in}}

}}

Sargaalaya is a {{convert|20|acre|adj=on}} arts and crafts village in Iringal, near Vatakara in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India.{{cite web |title=Sargaalaya’s helping hand for artisans | website=The Hindu |date=19 July 2017 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/sargaalayas-helping-hand-for-artisans/article19387863.ece |access-date=10 October 2017}}{{cite web |last=Anima |first=P. |title=Artistry unlimited |website=The Hindu |date=26 December 2014 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/sargotsav-at-sargaalaya-crafts-village-celebrates-handcrafted-traditional-artefacts/article6728296.ece |access-date=19 October 2017}} It was established at a cost of around 15 crores on 19 February 2011 by The Kerala Tourism Department. It was inaugurated by the then Home and Tourism Minister, Mr Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and the Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society received the contract to manage the crafts village for a period of ten years.{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/kerala-arts-and-crafts-village-to-open-on-feb-19/article1458489.ece |title=Opening of crafts village |publisher=The Hindu Businessline |access-date=15 February 2011}}

The Kerala State Tourism award function is also held at the crafts village.{{cite web |url=http://keralaitnews.com/6125/the-travel-planners-wins-recognition-for-innovative-use-of-it-in-tourism |title= Tourism awards |publisher= Kerala IT news |access-date=14 February 2017}} Sargaalaya has over 60 stalls selling various ethnic crafts and it also houses The Crafts Design and Technology development centre, which provides training for craftsmen to learn new techniques in traditional handicrafts.

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