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KOCHI: ‘Lokame Tharavadu’, the recently-inaugurated art exhibition under the fold of Kochi Biennale Foundation and curated by its founder and artist Bose Krishnamachari, is helping many such artists tread over the wave of uncertainty brought in by the pandemic. Around 270 Malayali contemporary artists are part of the behemoth event. Some of them are based in Kerala, some in other states and many outside the country. The 70-day exhibition plans to display around 5,000 art installations. These will be spread out at six venues across Alappuzha and Ernakulam. Due to the surge in Covid cases, the exhibition is being held adhering to safety protocol. Only 75 people are allowed at a time at each venue. TNIE’s Krishna P S and Arya U R speak to artists on what inspired their installa
India s first Labour Movement museum to come up in Kerala
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Last Updated: Jan 17, 2021, 04:45 PM IST
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The museum will feature a huge repository of documents and exhibits that shaped the labour movements across the continents and impacted Alappuzha, the cradle of the labour movement in the country, in particular and Kerala in general, state Tourism department said on Sunday.
The Museums will open as soon as the restoration of heritage structures is complete.
KOCHI: The country s first Labour Movement Museum, showcasing the history of world labour movement, would be launched in Kerala s houseboat tourism hub, Alappuzha.
The museum will feature a huge repository of documents and exhibits that shaped the labour movements across the continents and impacted Alappuzha, the cradle of the labour movement in the country, in particular and Kerala in general, state Tourism department said on Sunday.
Kudumbashree to pilot Coir and Craft stores
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Products from industries that employ women in large numbers will be marketed
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Spoilt for choice: A model of the Coir and Craft store envisaged by Kudumbashree Mission. Two pilots stores are set to come up in Alappuzha and Kasaragod.
Products from industries that employ women in large numbers will be marketed The Kudumbashree Mission will pilot two Coir and Craft stores in the State to provide a market for products manufactured by industries such as coir that employ women in large numbers.
The stores are being set up as part of the Chief Minister’s 100-day programme. The stores will be piloted in Kasaragod and Alappuzha districts, though administrative sanction has been received to set up 300 of the targeted 500 stores. The store in Alappuzha will be at the municipal complex inside the Alappuzha private bus stand and that in Kasaragod at the Kalikadavu panchayat building at Pilicode.