In a first, the Tamil Nadu Handloom Weaver’s Society or Cooptex has begun marketing Madurai handloom Sungudi sarees, which are being procured by a society from the city. T.N. Venkatesh, Managing ...

Sungudi saree manufactures and traders, who have been allotted a dedicated stall to promote the wear during the event, expect increasing demand for the product, thus helping to sustain the ...

Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) The Saurashtra community of Madurai that produces Sungudi hand spun sarees is in dire straits, contemplating to shut down their unique brand after the GST for the sarees was ...

TOI checks out this fabric which is interwoven with the city’s tradition. The initiative was to showcase the sarees and also new designs that have been developed, peacock, butterfly and rangoli ...

The shopaholics of the city can see the dynamic shades of Tamil Nadu at a handloom exhibition being put up at the historical shopping hub of the city. Kanchipuram silk sarees, Organic cotton sarees, ...

Everyone loves to gaze at the stars. Those tiny dots in the dark night sky, though they may look similar to the naked eye, are each unique in their own way. So do the dots on an authentic Madurai ...

MADURAI: In a boost for handloom weavers and weaver groups in the region, the Sungudi saree stall at Madurai railway junction recorded the highest earnings among all the 'One Station One Product' ...

At least ₹five-crore worth sungudi cotton sarees manufactured in Chinnalapatti near here are lying in depots and shops for over a month in the wake of lockdown. Popular among women in Odisha, ...

The Union Ministry of Textiles will take all efforts to support and preserve the art of making ‘sungudi' saris, unique to Madurai region. While the Ministry could provide funding, non-governmental ...

Known as ‘Pattu Nool Kaarargal’, the Saurashtrians performed the role of making silk and cotton clothes for the royals. They went on to develop the Sungudi design... Everyone loves to gaze at the ...