Nadus famed Chedi Putta handloomsari, done on artificial silk and Cotton mix fabric, is likely to get the Geographical Indications (GI) tag, as a group of weavers association has approached the GI registry for the recognition.
Chedi means plant in Tamil and Putta means border and pallu (edge of the saree), and this is a traditional handloom sari weaved in Veeravanallur and the neighboring towns like Pudukkudi, Karukurichi and Vellanguli in Ambasamudram taluk of Tirunelveli district, according to intellectual property right (IPR) attorney and GI agent P Sanjai Gandhi.
Tamil Nadu has so far obtained GI tag for about 40 handicraft and agricultural products, of which 25 have been got by Sanjai Gandhi on behalf of various government departments and associations of artisans. Some of the important products that now enjoy the GI tag are Kancheepuram silk saris, Thanjavur veenai, Srivilliputhur milk kova, Dindigul lock, Madurai Chungudi sari and Salem white silk veshti.