Yaa Madurai Sungudi Sarees - Acquaint Trend

Madurai Sungudi Sarees - Present Trend
R.S. Balakumar

Associate Professor
Dept of Fashion Design & Arts
Hindustan University, Chennai, Republic of Republic of India
Email: rsbalakumar1953@gmail.com

Madurai is the pilgrimage together with besides called every bit ane of the famous temple metropolis of the due south India. This is the house of foreigners visiting twenty-four hours to day, showing their tourist interest. This house is famous for the jasmine flowers together with jigarthanda (milk added amongst china grass, rose flavour together with saccharide included soft drinkable served amongst chillness, available).

In Madurai sungudi sarees are made inwards pure cotton fiber together with to a greater extent than oftentimes than non its weaving is called woven. Present generation of women prefer to article of apparel these sarees due to its soft together with suitable for drapability together with elevate the aesthetic look. These sarees are besides hold upwards used every bit both informal together with formal wear. Even the traditional together with orthodox women volition prefer to article of apparel the nine yards saree together with these item sarres are made past times the weavers inwards recent days.

Fig: Madurai sungudi sarees

Sungudi is the give-and-take peculiarly denoted to saurashtras community together with derieved from the ancient language, sanscrit give-and-take sunnam important “round”. Thus sungudimeant ringed dots, ordinarily spread inwards to the entire saree together with forms the unique, exceptional appearance to the sarees. These sarees are made past times the saurashtrian community since the sixteenth century during the Nayak dynasty ruled inwards Madurai. These weavers were migrated into southern Republic of Republic of India along amongst the Nayak dynasty or the rulers.

Sungudi sarees convey been so deeply entrenched inwards the brain of due south Republic of Republic of India for it is a must together with necessary to article of apparel inwards many communities during marriages inwards the due south Republic of Republic of India to adorn themselves only inwards the sungudi saree together with goose egg else. The weavers are engaged inwards manufacturing of the sungudi sarees belonging to the said community came to hold upwards known every bit the “Pattunulkarans”, inwards Tamil linguistic communication together with inwards English, silk weavers. According to the official catalogue, classvii, page 252 at the colonial together with Indian Art exhibition conducted over a century agone won a Bronze medal for these cotton fiber sarees.

Madurai is famous for its river vaigai. This river is the life source of Madurai together with considered every bit sacred. Vaigai river H2O is used for dyeing procedure together with the manufacturing procedure of the Madurai sungudi saree is only meant every bit the cottage industry. Now a days Tamil Nadu regime has granted major subsides to these cottage industries to hold upwards good grown up.

Unbleached cotton fiber sarees are existence woven past times agency of hand loom together with every bit good every bit mightiness loom inwards recent days, so tie-dyeing process are brand every bit a value added goods. The sarees used are woven using 80’s or 100’s-combed/carded yarn for warp together with 80’s-100’s combed/carded yarn for weft.

Near past times Madurai a pocket-size hamlet is located named every bit Chinnalapatti, here, to a greater extent than disclose of saurashtrian weavers community are engaged inwards artificial or fine art silk sarees weaving to run into the requirement of economically weaker people to article of apparel these every bit silk sarees. Splendid together with vibrant colourful sarees are existence manufactured inwards thschinnalapatti hamlet together with this is called every bit chinnalapattu-means less expensive. Sungudi sarees convey Bandhani blueprint lightweight together with comfortable article of apparel for all historic menstruum grouping women. In chennalapattu involves looming, weaving, dyeing together with printing.

In the past times generation sungudi sarees dyeing procedure purely based on the natural dyes-stuff.Attractive colours red, deep yellow, maroon, burgundy deep blueish colours were used for dyeing,but fifty-fifty forthwith the traditional weavers are even so next the same techniques.

Today amongst the advent of artificial dyes are besides hold upwards used. These dyes are purchased from Mumbai together with Ahmedabad. The procedure of dyeing the saree afterwards tying the knots is besides hold upwards termed every bit the intensified labour forcefulness together with hence fourth dimension consuming is besides considered to hold upwards to a greater extent than amongst cheaper labour toll .

Fig: Beautiful women amongst Madurai sungudi sarees

In unmarried evidently saree usually longer than 6 yards contains to a greater extent than than 20,000 puttasapproxily,which to a greater extent than oftentimes than non are uniformly placed,using a unmarried thread.The perfection of the Sungudi saree depending on the firmness of the knot. Pallu part is e'er given a contrasting colour.For the pallu part is dyed separately.Ones the dyeing procedure is consummate together with the knots undone metriculously,the unmarried thread is besides hold upwards reused.

Under the guidance of the Tamil Nadu Government,various co-operative soceities are marketing the Madurai sungudi sarees inwards their domestic every bit good every bit inwards unusual exporting purpose.Due to rapid growth of online trouble concern together with export orders sungudi sarees are manufactured together with marketed throughout the year.To encourage the marketing purpose,Govt of Tamil Nadu has besides exempted the sales revenue enhancement to these sarees since the yr 1959 on wards.

Though to a greater extent than labour intensified together with lesser salary structure,more women employability are existence araised but the dyeing procedure surface area is fully occupied past times the men folk.

High –lights close Madurai sungudi sarees:

1. 1100 people solitary direct involved inwards the making of sungudi sarees inwards Madurai.
2. 5000 people involved inwards the ancillary (or related to the weaving)such every bit dyeing ,marketing etc.
3. The annual sales turnover to a greater extent than than Rs.7. crore per annum alone for Madurai sungudi sarees.
4. Each co-operative gild has its character inspectors.
5. The procedure of verification is done through physical exam together with comparison.
6. Now a days traditional together with orthodox quondam aged women prefer to article of apparel nine yard sarees due to the touching on of their custom,weavers are besides hold upwards produced.
7. Sales revenue enhancement exemption is given past times the regime authorities to encourage the weavers community.
8. To twenty-four hours the Madurai sungudi sarees are exported to all the parts of the world together with unusual telephone commutation is good increased.
9. People living inwards together with closed to Madurai volition eager to purchase sungudi sarees every bit their social entity. Summer collection sarees are to a greater extent than comfortable for women due to using of the pure cotton fiber yarn.
10. More tourists are e'er visiting the Madurai every bit the tourist house of involvement together with willing to purchase the beauty of the sungudi sarees every bit good every bit the chinnalapattusarees.more exclusive sungudi together with chinnalapattu sarees are salable throughout the yr together with the sales value besides hold upwards considerably good increased.

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