Enameling - Craft Documentation & Online Research Archive https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:34:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Enameling - Craft Documentation & Online Research Archive https://gaatha.org 32 32 Meenakari Craft ~ Varanasi https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/meenakari-craft-varansai/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/meenakari-craft-varansai/#respond Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:08:57 +0000 https://gaatha.org/?post_type=listing&p=18549 Meenakari, widely known as the art of Enamelling, is the intricate craft of embellishing metal surfaces with coloured enamels (meena). Meenakari is practised in various parts of the world as well as the Indian subcontinent. The art of Meenakari practised in the lanes of Varanasi is known as Gulabi Meenakari. The colour ‘Gulabi’ pink is […]

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]]> Meenakari, widely known as the art of Enamelling, is the intricate craft of embellishing metal surfaces with coloured enamels (meena). Meenakari is practised in various parts of the world as well as the Indian subcontinent. The art of Meenakari practised in the lanes of Varanasi is known as Gulabi Meenakari. The colour ‘Gulabi’ pink is a predominant colour used, taking its name from the craft. It involves creating surface ornamentation by using vitreous glass enamels on the surface of silver metal.

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]]> https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/meenakari-craft-varansai/feed/ 0 Metal Bell~Nirona https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/documentation-metal-bell-making-kutchh/ Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:23:39 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6491 There are some crafts which are made just for the purpose of decorating or identifying cattle. One such craft which originated with cattle rearing is the craft of metal bells, or ‘Ghantadi-, as known locally in Kutchh, Gujarat (India). The craft is believed to be over a thousand years old, originated in Sindh, (currently in […]

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]]> There are some crafts which are made just for the purpose of decorating or identifying cattle. One such craft which originated with cattle rearing is the craft of metal bells, or ‘Ghantadi-, as known locally in Kutchh, Gujarat (India). The craft is believed to be over a thousand years old, originated in Sindh, (currently in Pakistan). They were tied around the cattle’s neck so the owner would know of their whereabouts. There are thirteen sizes of bells and they are customized for different animals. A goat would have a small bell with a high pitched sound, while a cow would have a larger one with a deeper note. In each size, upto five or six different notes can be made. They are made from scrap iron sheets The metal parts are neatly joined without any kind of welding.

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