At least 1200 students of NIFT-TEA College of Knitwear Fashion, Tirupur came in combination to create a portrait of Mahakavi Bharathiyar at the occasion of his 135th start anniversary. The portrait was once created the usage of dactylogram way which comes to impressions of hands.
"The 136 sq ft portrait marks the revolutionary poet's 136th birth anniversary. We worked on the portrait for two days- from Sunday Morning to Monday evening. We first drew the outline on a drawing board and then made finger impressions on the picture using acrylic and poster colours. Students from different departments of the college came together for the portrait," says G Vasumathi, head of dress design and fashion department, who co-ordinated the development.
One of Bharathiyar's well-liked strains Kanavu Mei Pada Vendum (dreams should come true) was once the theme of the portrait. Darshana Naachiyar, a scholar, who was once part of developing the dactlyogram portrait, tells us, "The most challenging part was maintain the same facial tone as any amount of variation would have spoiled the picture." Santhosh Kumar, who drew the outline of the portrait, says, "This is the first time I have tried the dactylogram method and it was quite a challenging experience, drawing a portrait out of finger prints."
"We had to be extremely careful with every facet as even a single wrong finger impression would have hampered our work," provides Vasumathi. The students additionally took an oath for ladies empowerment, considered one of Bharathiyar's biggest dreams.
"The 136 sq ft portrait marks the revolutionary poet's 136th birth anniversary. We worked on the portrait for two days- from Sunday Morning to Monday evening. We first drew the outline on a drawing board and then made finger impressions on the picture using acrylic and poster colours. Students from different departments of the college came together for the portrait," says G Vasumathi, head of dress design and fashion department, who co-ordinated the development.
One of Bharathiyar's well-liked strains Kanavu Mei Pada Vendum (dreams should come true) was once the theme of the portrait. Darshana Naachiyar, a scholar, who was once part of developing the dactlyogram portrait, tells us, "The most challenging part was maintain the same facial tone as any amount of variation would have spoiled the picture." Santhosh Kumar, who drew the outline of the portrait, says, "This is the first time I have tried the dactylogram method and it was quite a challenging experience, drawing a portrait out of finger prints."
"We had to be extremely careful with every facet as even a single wrong finger impression would have hampered our work," provides Vasumathi. The students additionally took an oath for ladies empowerment, considered one of Bharathiyar's biggest dreams.
Students pay tribute to Mahakavi Bharathiyar
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December 29, 2017
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