Tamilnadu Awards to crafts persons and artisans 2024
July 18 , 2024 128 days 667 0
The Chief Minister handed over various awards to craftpersons and artisans, who have excelled in their respective fields.
He had handed over ‘Living Craft Treasure’ awards to eight best craftpersons and handed over Poompuhar State Awards to 10 best artisans.
N. Balakrishnan, K.P. Umapathi, S. Rajagopal, N. Mani Achari, C. Muthusamy Achari, S. Govindharaj, B. Sulaikan Beevi and S. Thangajothi received the ‘Living Craft Treasure’ awards for 2022-23.
The ‘Living Craft Treasure Award’ honours craftspersons of eminence, who are over 65 years or age.
The Poompuhar State Awards are given to C. Ravi, S. Nagalakshmi, M. Rajappa, M. Murugesan, R. Loganathan, N. Poovammal, B. Varadhan, M. Rajarathinam, R. Sakthivel and S. Lilly Mary for 2022-23.
These awards are given to 10 best artisans in the field who have contributed to the development of the crafts of Tamil Nadu every year.