{
  "id": 134150,
  "title": "Tamil Nadu weavers among recipients of National Handloom Awards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/tamil-nadu-weavers-among-recipients-of-national-handloom-awards",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T15:11:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/tamil-nadu-weavers-among-recipients-of-national-handloom-awards/article71305889.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 7, 2025, the Union Ministry of Textiles announced the recipients of the National Handloom Awards. Among the 19 awardees were three weavers from Tamil Nadu. M.V. Gopinathan from Coimbatore will receive the award for design development. The Kovilvazhi Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society in Tiruppur was recognized for their marketing efforts. Handloom weavers Annamalai Marimuthu and Kumaran Balaraman from Tiruvannamalai will be honored for their Kancheepuram silk sarees. All recipients will be awarded a tamrapatra, shawl, and certificate by President Droupadi Murmu at the National Handloom Day celebrations in New Delhi.",
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        "published": "2026-08-02T10:40:42.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/inside-vijays-tamil-nadu-budget-gold-rings-for-newborns-silk-saree",
        "published": "2026-08-05T07:04:44.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}