21/04/2021
Happy Birthday Sudhammal J ❤️🎉
You are the glue that holds this family together. We are all so blessed by your presence. We love you!
Sudhammal J is the daughter of Master Craftsman Late Shri. M S Janardhanan Achary & Ponnammal K G. Sudhammal keeps the family tradition alive and strong with her skilled craftsmanship, making her one of the most sought after Aranmula Metal Mirror craftspersons the country has seen. Sudhammal holds a Craftsman Identity card issued by the Development Commissioner of Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. She helped her father in the metal mirror making from a young age. Sudhammal was a Teacher and an Artist. After her father’s demise, she has been completely focused on the metal mirror, actively carrying out the manufacturing of the metal mirror under the enterprise Sree Parthasarathy Handicrafts Mirror Center since 2007. Sudhammal was the first woman to independently practice Aranmula Metal Mirror-making. Sudhammal has been featured in Kerala Tourism, The New Indian Express, The Hindu, Safari T V, and Mathrubhumi Yathra, etc. She holds many exhibitions like IITF (India International Trade Fair, Delhi), “Saras Fairs” by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, and caters to a whole range of national and international clients. She participated in “Metal 2016” organized by the “International Council of Museums” (ICOM), IGNCA, New Delhi. She also participated in the Geographical Indications Festival of India 2021. In 2019, She was honored by Aranmula Heritage Trust and was awarded by Mizoram Governor, Shri Kummanam Rajashekaran. She considers herself fortunate to be the creator of a work of art that has baffled and earned the admiration of metallurgists from across the globe.
