Dolls from States such as West Bengal to districts such as Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu have descended on Coimbatore as the kolu season has started. Khadi Bhavan on NH Road, Poompuhar on Big Bazaar Street, and private worksheds of artisans have all started sale of kolu dolls. Wooden wall hangings, toys made of sea shells, wooden models of temples and …
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday handed over lifetime achievement awards to eight artisans and Poompuhar awards to 10 others at the secretariat to honour their achievements and dedication to handicrafts. The lifetime achievement awards were handed over to N Balakrishnan of Kanchipuram, S Govindaraj and K P Umapathy of Thanjavur, S Rajagopal and Sulaikal Beevi of Tirunelveli, N …
The retail arm of Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation, Poompuhar, has organised a 15-day “Festival of Crafts” exhibition in Coimbatore from Friday. According to C. Ronald Selvestin, manager of Poompuhar here, the focus this year is on brass and wooden items. “The festival is organised every year where art works of artisans in Coimbatore and other places in the State …
S Pavunraj of AIADMK won the Poompuhar seat receiving 87,666 votes while his main rival Shahjahan AM of the Indian Union Muslim League received 67,731 votes Poompuhar is an Assembly/Vidhan Sabha constituency in the Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu. In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, the Poompuhar constituency had a total of 2,54,828 registered voters. Past election results and …
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