Stencil Rangolis - a discussion topic by Rajammaji

It depends. When one is busy on some days, it is okay to do this, but not on a
regular basis. But this brings out one more question. Even now, how many people
draw their own rangOlis? Many people have maids to do this chore, is it not?
What is the difference between taking the help of a maid and a mechanical device
to draw a rangOli? Once again, let us not forget the inventors and the craftsmen
who made these devices. They too are creative in their own way. After all we do
many things like this. We get website greeting cards or Hallmark cards from friends
and relatives. Not many write or create anything nowadays.

Regards! - mOhana

Agree on what is said over here.
But I feel as kallathodu serndhu vazhu... With technology and fast world this type of stencils will keep the art alive but that wont substitute the main art. ART is endless even though the way of representation differs keeping it alive is more important.
There are various factors that these rangoli art may perish and will be confined to only people who madly seek it..
1.Lack of space ( apartment culture)
2.Busy world
3.Believe it or not ... lack of appreciation

online forums like our ikolams where consolidation of talented people should develop this art and keenly passing it to the younger generation from mothers, grandmothers, to relatives ...most important schools .. Schools should give importance in propagating art rather than developing machines who mug 1000 pages.

MTR or what , when hunger strikes whatever is available is heaven food ( Experiencing in these 4 months)... MTR can never replace moms food but to keep me alive MTR can help until i crack down the MTRs code and write my own programs ( sorry draw my own kolams)

Gowri Manohari Narayanan.

Gowri, This art will not vanish until youngsters like you continue to spare sometime for this. The reasons u have given:-
1) Lack of Space... See the number of flatkolam, studio kolam develpoed by our friends Judy, Indira to name a few.So many people have uploaded small kolams put in front of their flats/coutyard/even kitchen top and table top inspite of lack of space.It shows their enthu and encouragements for others to follow.See you also found chalk piece to draw the kolam in your small vaasal.
2)Busy world?.... who is not busy?Both working women / housewives are equaly busy. but if there is a wish u can always put a simple kolam daily which will take only a few seconds.When I was working, I used to put wet maavu kolam infront of my small flat in the night itself, that being my last work before going to bed.When I open the door in the morning that Kutikkolam will be smiling to me... the paper and milk bag all will be kept in a corner neatly, not thrown at random, just because they also respected the kolam.
3)Lack of appreciation?.... just one example i'll give u. When I opened the door in the morning, a college going boy , aged 20 was coming down the stair case and I asked whether the lift is not working, to that his reply was" no madam, everyday I come down by steps only just to admire your small but nice kolam which makes me happy"
So Gowri dear, if we all kolam lovers make it a point to find someway to pass on the art of kolam to the younger generation...it will not vanish!