Vanathi Srinavasan at Handloom Fashion Show in PSG CAS
Covai Makkal Sevai Maiyam joined hands with Dream Zone, School of Creative Studies and PSG CAS and organized the 3rd edition of Handloom Fashion Show on 14.8.2019.
The program was held to promote awareness about the value of Handloom clothes to the young population of Coimbatore. It was held in Dr.GRD Auditorium in PSG CAS. Vanathi Srinivasan, General Secretary-TN, BJP and Founder, Covai Makkal Sevai Maiyam presided over the event.
The Chief Guest of the event was Poornima Bhakyaraj, Actress and Entrepreneur. Radhika Prithvi , Managing Director of Tharakaram Silk House was the Guest of Honor. The Students from various colleges across Coimbatore participated in the fashion show and donned Handloomed Costumes and lit the ramp.
The jury consisted of Latha Kalingarayar, Priya Moorthi and Jayanthi. Talking to The Covai Mail, Vanathi Srinivasan said ” Coimbatore’s cotton has great value in the world market. In places like Sirumugai, & Nehamam , handloom and weaving are done with great interest. The weavers here are extraordinarily skilled. We wanted to take the value of handloom clothes to the youngsters and that is how this competition was born. 53 colleges participated in this inter-college event. To win this event, the students had to wear traditional/handloom clothes, answer handloom related questions. 1650 students participated in this event and the best were honored.
We are very glad that the awareness about wearing handloom costumes is high among the current generation. The students didn’t just participate; they all have researched about handloom and I firmly believe that this generation will elevate the level of Handloom. What I would everyone is, they should have at least 30% of handloom clothes in their entire collection.”
