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CHENNAI
Tamil Nadu, a onshore celebrated for its divers handwoven sarees, has yet different gem stepping into the spotlight — the Sirumugai Menpattu Pudavaigal. This peculiar saree from the Coimbatore portion is present seeking the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag — a designation that volition sphere its heritage, support its weavers, and observe its timeless bequest successful the satellite of handloom artistry.
The Sirumugai Anaithu Kaithari Pattu Selai Urpathi Mattrum Virpanaiyalargal Sangam and the Patent Information Centre of Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), Chennai person jointly filed the application. Bharathiar University, Coimbatore did an elaborate probe for this filing.
These sarees are woven from the finest Indian mulberry silk. Only cocoons reared connected mulberry leaves are used. And each Sirumugai Menpattu saree comes with a Silk Mark Certificate, issued by the Silk Mark Organisation of India, arsenic impervious of authenticity.
“Traditional silk sarees are precise dense but Sirumugai sarees are lightweight and casual to wear. They are handwoven utilizing accepted looms,” M. Nagarajan, President of Sirumugai Anaithu Kaithari Pattu Selai Urpathi Mattrum Virpanaiyalargal Sangam, told The Hindu.
Each saree typically weighs betwixt 500 and 600 grams. On average, it takes astir 2 to 3 days to weave one. Prices commencement astatine astir ₹6,000 and tin spell up to respective lakh, depending connected the plan and craftsmanship.
“Currently, these sarees are sold passim India. On the export front, the sarees from present are sent to USA, Canada, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia and different countries,” Mr.Nagarajan said. “Getting a GI tag for this merchandise volition heighten the livelihoods of the weavers. It volition besides motivate the adjacent procreation to instrumentality this concern forward,” helium added.
According to details shared by S.Vincent, Member Secretary of Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, determination are implicit 15,000 skilled weavers, 600 dyeing experts and 500 designers successful this zone. The accumulation units are situated successful and astir Mettupalayam and Annur taluk.
The TNSCST has established IPR cells successful forty higher acquisition institutions of Tamil Nadu, including 1 astatine Bharathiar University to place products pertaining to the portion which person the imaginable to get GI tags.
