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Kerala State Tourism Awards 2003-2004 Kerala State tourism award from Chief Minister of Kerala - Sri Oommen Chandy, for the most innovative project in the field of Tourism in the State. Friday Review, The Hindu, 15th Feb 2002 "Raji Punnoose's works have a novelty about them. Here is a collection from the beaches of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, where she had spent 25 years as a school teacher. During her strolls along the beaches, she used to come across wood pieces washed ashore. Noticing their blurred shapes she chiseled them to perfection. She has never been trained in any form of art and this adds charm to her endeavour. Raji says she has spent long hours pruning and giving shape to driftwood. Apart from the tribal 'Jarawa' woman 'Handicapped family', 'Monkey', 'Lion' and 'Elephant', there are also pieces focusing on the Kargil war and Subash Chandra Bose's 'Chalo Dilli Campaign'. The 'Crocodile' with all its 'ferocity' looks almost real.............. The Museum finds a lot of visitors, most of them tourists who drop in during their stay in the posh Kumarakom resorts. Many hoteliers have included it as a 'must see' in their itinerary for tourists. The sea continues to fascinate her and she feels it is the greatest sculptor. However, it is in her hands that these dead pieces get a fresh lease of life." Click here for detailed news Sunday Supplement, Malayala Manorama, 9th Dec 2001 "Raji's each work has its own individuality. She finds potential for sculptures in the bends and slopes of raw driftwood pieces. The Sculptor in her renders perfection, without tempering with the naturality of the sculptures already shaped by the sea in a vivid manner. A typical example of this may be noticed in her work "The Handicapped family". She has a good collection of flowers- buds and those bloomed partly or fully. Her proficiency lies in identifying the most appropriate possible shape or design in the driftwood pieces she collects and then transforming them to the idea she has in mind with talented efforts." |
Newspaper Reviews
English Newspapers
Friday Review, The Hindu, 15th
Feb 2002
Sunday Supplement, Malayala
Manorama, 9th Dec 2001
Malayalam Newspapers
Deshabhimani, 25th June 2003
Kanyaka, 15th January 2002
Visitor Comments
English Newspapers
Friday Review, The Hindu, 15th
Feb 2002
Sunday Supplement, Malayala
Manorama, 9th Dec 2001
Malayalam Newspapers
Deshabhimani, 25th June 2003
Kanyaka, 15th January 2002
Visitor Comments
Bay Island Driftwood Museum
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A Unique Collection of twisted stumps of Driftwood