National Organisations

When the ‘kora’ mat weavers of Pattamadai village in Tirunelveli district wantedavenues to sell their merchandise throughout the last lockdown, the Crafts Council of Indiadecided to provide them a month-and-half-long coaching on a way to do business using internetand smart phones.

·        The Crafts Council of india (CCI) was founded in 1964 by KamaladeviChattopadhyay as one of her pioneering efforts toward protective and enhancingIndia’s heritage within the nation’s transition to modernity.

·        She brought along a band of volunteers in CCI to assist build a long-lasting awarenessof the information and skills of India’s artisans, and to assist address their needswithin a rapidly ever-changing environment.

·        It is with the purpose of protective this identity, that the CCI was established. The CCI may be a registered not for profit Society head-quartered in chennai, Tamilnadu.

·        Regional and native efforts were encouraged, significantly through the innovation of  Crafts Councils in several States.

·        Today CCI works along with a network of nine State councils.

·        CCI is engaged in partnerships with the govt. of india and different activists to make sure a national awareness of the economic, social, cultural and environmental importance of artisans and their crafts.

Pathamadai mat

·        Traditional art of weaving pathamadai mat belongs to the Tirunelveli district of tamil nadu.

·        Pathamadai mat is created up of Korai grass.

·        Pathamadai mats are granted Geographical Indication (GI) status by the trademarks and GI authorities.

·        These are created specially for wedding ceremonies and have bride’s and groom’snames also because the wedding date woven in it.