Before electricity came to this region, and even afterwards when loadshedding was a daily scenario, traditional palm leaf hand-held fans were a common item in every household. Especially in rural ...

The conventional palm leaf fans which have become a rarity seem ... Besides inverters, these hand fans are the next reliable options. “Older people prefer a traditional hand fan to an AC or ...

Amid the sun-soaked courtyards of Satair union, an age-old tradition breathes life into generations-fans made lovingly by hand from palm leaves. As the fierce summer months of Chaitra and Boishakh ...

Kunji thapatham and his wife Vasantha (76) have been making and selling palm-leaf hand-fans for the past 40 years. ARIYALUR: Every morning begins with a 20-km cycle ride for R Kunjithapatham ...

Traditional hand fans made from palm leaves are rare in Bangladesh now. These were made in every house at Solmaid in Dhaka’s Bhatara once, but now the craftsmen are trying to save the endangered ...

Hand fans have two general categories according to their shapes: 1. Flat fans (“平扇” pÇ ng shàn)(can not be folded): Circular fans, palm-leaf fans, straw fans, feather fans ...

With the city and suburbs facing severe power shortage, residents are now turning to pana olaivisiri or hand-held fans made of palm leaves. “I am used to not having electricity. We use ...

The heatwave and frequent power outages have increased the demand for "tal-pakha (hand-made palm leaf fans)" made by rural artisans. Artisans of Chandshi village of Barishal's Gournadi upazila are ...

64 (Public Domain) Talipot fans were originally made from the leaves of the Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera ... of the bud (the short size for hand-held fans, the longer size for floor ...