This document is the April-June 2016 issue of The Reddiars Mail, the official publication of the All Kerala Reddiar's Federation.
It contains articles and reports related to the Reddiar community. The cover story is about a meeting of the Reddiar community leaders held to discuss issues related to the community and ways to address them.
The issue includes reports from the chairmen of various Reddiar associations about their activities in the past few months. It also has articles on topics like unity and discipline within the community, and the history of the Reddiars in Kerala.
The editorial welcomes readers to the new issue and encourages community members to work together on matters concerning their development and
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Mrs Vidya Selvi W/o Mr B.Sri Raja Vijayan and D/o
Late Mr R.Bhaskaran Reddiar and Mrs.Radha
Bhaskaran (Sourashtra home,Gujarathi Hotel,
Trivandrum) received her personalized certificate from
the Guinness World Records for being part of the Mother
India’s Crochet Queens (MICQ) team who made the
largest crochet blanket in the world, measuring 11,148.5
sq metre, covering an entire football pitch. They worked
hard to finish the challenge and break the previous record
of a blanket measuring 3,377 sq. metre that was created
in SouthAfrica’s Pretoria on Nelson Mandela Day.
The certificates were distributed to the members by
the Chief Guests from Embassy of India-lndian Cultural
Centre (ICC)during a function held at Qatar onApril 23.
MICQ from Qatar chapter sent a total of 173 blankets each measuring 40 x 40
inches, with some members making over 20 blankets. Every member individually made
the blankets and stitched them all together before sending it to India.
MICQ is a social media-based group of crochet enthusiasts, started by Chennai-
based Subashri Natarajan. The initiative involved women between the age 8 to 85 from
India and 13 other countries worldwide.
Once the record was broken, the blankets were handed over to NGOs which
were further distributed to underprivileged people across India.
Official Guinness World Records adjudicator Patel from London travelled to
Chennai, India, at the
end of JANUARY 2016
to verify the incredible
new record.
The group is
currently undergoing a
project of making 50000
crochet caps for
donating to cancer
patients and needy in a
proposed event during
Jan 2017 in Mumbai.
CONGRATULATION
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