More than 100 years
ago, Mr. Arulanantham Pillai resided in Athangudi Village, Sivagangai District,
TAMILNADU and was the Chief Mason of construction and cement tiles with Slab and Jolly Makers.
His son, Mr. A.
Amirthaswamy Pillai introduced fully glazed Athangudi Tiles not less than 80
years ago. Mr. Selva, his son and Mr. Alex, his grandson, now run the famous
Selva Industries who are pioneers in Athangudi Tiles.
Mr. Alex is not only
involved with Athangudi Tiles, he is also Secretary of The
Federation of Chettinad Athagudi Floor Tiles Association. He is striving hard
to promote not only Athangudi Tiles, but also other handicrafts of the
Chettinad region.
The Selva Industries
has undertaken many prestigious projects.
They have
successfully executed assignments for prestigious organizations such as Hotel
Ashok, Bangalore; High Commission of India, Colombo; Golden Eye Exhibition, New
Delhi; ITDC office, Bangalore; Mahindra Resorts, Coorg; Pandiyan Hotel,
Madurai, to name a few.
The Selva Industries
have now become synonym with Athangudi Tiles. Their contribution in conserving
& preserving the rich cultural heritage of Athangudi Tiles is highly
appreciated by their clients and the media.
They have received
many letters of appreciations and have
bestowed with rave reviews in Newspapers.
Mr. Alex receiving an
Award in Karaikudi for preserving the rich tradition of Athangudi Tiles
presented by few NGOs together with Alagappa University and Nabad Bank.
Mr. Alex
being honored with an award for conservation of the traditional
craftsmanship of Chettinad by The Delhi Tamil Sangam, New Delhi
For more details
SELVA INDUSTRIES
ATHANGUDI - 630101
Sivagangai District,
TAMILNADU, INDIA
Ph 04565- 281461
Cell: 09442403696, 09842470603
Email:
athangudi_tiles@yahoo.com
WEBSITE:
www.athanguditiles.com
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