• Investment World
• eWorld
• Catalyst
• Mentor
• Life
• Canvas
• Praxis
• Urban Pulse
• Brand Quest

Stocks

• Quotes
• SE Diary
• Scoreboard
• Open-End Mutual Fund

Cross Currency

• Rates
  
  

Shipping

• Ports
  
  

Archives

• Yesterday
• Datewise
• Resources

Group Sites

• The Hindu
• Business Line
• Sportstar
• Frontline
• The Hindu eBooks
• The Hindu Images

K.K. Mustafah
S. Gopakumar

(Top) `Atham Pookalam' is proving to be a costly affair as arrival of flowers from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka has shrunk this year. Flowers are sold at Rs 150 per kg against last year's Rs 60-80 a kg.

(Above) Subramaniam, a Thrissur-based artisan who creates Thanjavur Thalayatti Bommai,' is in Thiruvananthapuram with his ware. Priced at Rs 30 apiece, the paper pulp figurines yield a neat profit of Rs 15 to Subramanian who posts daily sales of Rs 500 to Rs 1000.

More Stories on : Trends

Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page

Stories in this Section
Of a sanctuary and its beautiful people

Copyright © 2004, The Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu Business Line