Tamil Nadu tops GI chart with 58 tags Three more products, unique to Tamil Nadu, have obtained the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, further strengthening the state’s top rank in the list of GI products. The GI registry is to confer GI recognition for Jaderi Tiruman (Namakatti) that adore the foreheads of top deities and Vaishnavites all over the world, the delicious Matti Banana of Kanyakumari district and the Chedibutta sarees of Tirunelveli district. While Tamil Nadu’s tally has reached 58 now, Uttar Pradesh is in second position with 50-plus products, followed by Karnataka with 48, said IPR attorney P Sanjai Gandhi. Jaderi Tiruman The finger-length white Jaderi Tiruman made of hyrous silicate minerals has immense cultural, religious and medicinal significance. About 120 families in the tiny village of Jaderi in Tiruvannamalai district have been making these Namakatti for about three centuries and supplying them all over India and abroad. The natural ingredients available in Thenpoondipattu village are collected. The selection of the appropriate kind of clay itself requires expertise. Matti Banana The GI tag has been conferred on Kanyakumari Matti Banana based on an application by Kanyakumari Banana and Horticulture Farmers Producer Company Limited. Matti banana (musa sapidisiaca) is a diploid cultivar commercially grown in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu is a traditional table banana cultivar having medicinal value. The fragrant fruit is known for its sweet and sub-acid flavor, firm texture and powdery nature. Chedibutta Sarees Chedibutta Sarees, has been made by Veeravanallur Sowrashtra Weavers Cooperative Production and Sales Society Limited in Tirunelveli district. The name Chedibutta is a combination of two Tamil words -- ‘Chedi’ (plant) and ‘Butta’ (motif or design). Chedibutta saree has the iconic "plant and flower" motif woven on the border and Pallu (edge of the saree) and these small Buttas punctuated beautifully all over…
