P. Gopinathan
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Born | Manjavilakom, CNN-IBN Real Heroes Award |
Padmanabhan Gopinathan is an Indian master weaver of
Biography
Gopinathan was born in a small village called Manjavilakom, in
In 1972, Gopinathan organized 30 local women, under a Mahila Samajam (women's self-help groups), and trained them in weaving.[5] He donated his land to the association for them to house their looms and, by 1978, the number of associations under his leadership grew to 26 with 300 looms working in an 80-cents plot.[6] Later, he bought a 10-acre plot for the initiative and gathered the efforts of the association under one umbrella, Eco Tex Handloom Consortium.[7] In 2006, with a ₹ 30 million loan-cum-grant from the Government of Kerala, he modernized the machinery, but it is reported that the consortium is still facing financial problems.[1]
The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the
See also
- Handloom
- Arts portal
References
- ^ a b c "Weaving his own tale of misery, Gopinath reaches out to needy". Live Mint. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Silvers of the year!". Harmony India. 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Prominent Personalities Of Kerala". State of Kerala. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "P Gopinath Women's Welfare". Real Heroes. 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Home Mr. Padmanabhan Gopinathan". Kerala Tourism. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Woven In The Master's Image". Hindu Net. 12 February 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Women's Welfare". Real Heroes. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
External links
- "P Gopinath- 'CNN-IBN Real Heroes Awards 2010'". YouTube video. Real Heroes. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2016.