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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: Handloom and handicraft lovers will soon get to feast their eyes on a wide range of artefacts made by rural artisans from across the country. Sharing a pride of place among the merchandise will be Karnataka’s Molakalmuru sarees, Lambani jewellery, Channapatna dolls, and Mysuru’s unique rosewood artwork. The event, called Grameen Mela, is being organised by National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) from October 18-22 at Garuda mall. It is an initiative to provide rural artisans free space to sell their work. “Eighty artisans from 15 districts of Karnataka, as well as other places, are going to participate..