This flower carpet conceptualized and laid by engineers at Mettle Networks was widely admired and picked up by media for its ingenuity.
Online Media
Following is a set of links to media stories covering this techno-art creation.
- Scan this ‘pookkalam’ and win prizes!, Times of India
- പടമെടുത്താൽ പ്രതികരിക്കും, ടെക്കികളുടെ ക്യു.ആർ പൂക്കളം, Kerala Kaumudi
- World’s first, fully floral interactive pookkalam at Technopark, Indian Express
- Techies’ Onam surprise with first interactive ‘QR code Pookkalam’, The New Indian Express
- World’s first, fully floral interactive pookkalam at Technopark, Times Direct
- ഇന്ററാക്ടിവ് പൂക്കളവുമായി ടെക്കികൾ, Asiaville News
- Techies witnesses world’s first fully-floral, interactive ‘Pookkalam’ at Technopark, eVartha
- Technopark made the ‘world’s first, fully floral interactive pookkalam’ in the form of QR code, Deccan Chronicle
- Techies’ Onam surprise with first interactive ‘QR code Pookkalam’, Nyoooz
- Orumayode Oronam 2019 | Pookkalam & Tug-of-War, Natana (Facebook page)
Newspaper Coverage
The news was covered by more than 7 national and Malayalam newspapers. Some published it in front page. Here are a few clippings.
Besides this, the team members were interviewed by Big FM, Kochi. This approach for creating pookalam set a new trend and there were many organizations, colleges and individual groups that picked up the concept and used similar designs for their 2019 Ona-pookalam (flower carpet).
We thank the media for helping us to spread the idea across to a larger mass past Technopark’s boarders! We also thank all those sent us encouraging comments!
See also: World’s First, Fully Floral, Digitally Interactive Pookkalam (Flower Carpet)