Indian Mother-Daughter Duo's Rangoli Enters Singapore Book Of Records

An Indian mother-daughter duo has made it to the Singapore Book of Records for creating a 6-by-6 metre rangoli, using 26,000 ice cream sticks to depict notable Tamil scholars and poets.

The woman named Sudha Ravi, already has her name in the record book for creating a 3,200 sq ft rangoli in Singapore in 2016. Now along with her daughter Rakshita, they made the rangoli last week in the Little India precinct during a cultural event organised as part of the ongoing Pongal festivities.

Mother-Daughter Duo's Rangoli

The rangoli took about a month to create which depicts notable scholars and poets, Tiruvalluvar, Avvaiyaar, Bharathiyaar and Bharathidasan from the Tamil region, corresponding with the celebration of their works by Kalamanjari, which is a Tamil cultural organisation in Singapore. Kalamanjari organised the event along with the Little India Shopkeepers and Heritage Association (LISHA).

Kalamanjari promotes Tamil literature through art, which is why the rangoli of the scholars and poets coincides with the organisation's celebration of their works.

Sudha Ravi is a rangoli specialist famous for her artistic works using rice, chalks, chopsticks and flour, who actively promotes Tamil culture with her work. This time, she made the rangoli with the help of acrylic paint on ice cream sticks. She is popularly known for making rangolis at community centres which draws the attention of admirers from all over Singapore.

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The event was accompanied by violins and mridangam artists who regaled the audiences with their Carnatic music and songs depicting the works of the poets in the event on January 21.

“Kalamanjari and team did a vocal performance on the songs of these scholars,” said Soundara Nayaki Vairavan, the founder of Kalamanjari.

He added that the mother-daughter duo are "part of the Tamil cultural activities in Singapore" and said it was an "assurance" that the younger generations will continue to uplift Tamil traditions.