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In August 1947, as the subcontinent prepared to write a new chapter of its history, a small workshop in George Town, Madras, was entrusted with the gravest commission of its life: the symbol of the transfer of power for a free India.
What followed was not merely the making of an object. It was a small workshop answering for a civilisation, in silver and gold. This is the story of how the Vummidi family came to hold that trust, and what it means to them still.
Read the story of the SengolA single piece of temple jewellery may pass through more than eighty pairs of hands before it leaves the workshop. We trace the extraordinary human chain of jadau, meenakari, and setting.
ForthcomingFrom an upturned umbrella outside a temple to a jewellery house on Nungambakkam High Road. Every address in our history is a chapter of the city's as well.
ForthcomingIn a world of certifications and hallmarks, what does gold purity actually feel like? Our master goldsmiths explain the difference between metal and material, and why it matters on your skin.
ForthcomingWhen a family comes to us for a bridal set, they are not buying jewellery. They are giving memory a shape. This is the quiet, months-long conversation before the first sketch is ever drawn.
ForthcomingThe polki diamond, raw and luminous, carries a philosophy: that nature's geometry is already perfect. Our craftsmen on why they trust the stone, and not always the cutter.
Forthcoming
In South Indian tradition, certain pieces are never merely worn. They are offered at the precise moment a life's chapter turns. An exploration of jewellery and sacred timing.
Forthcoming“Gold does not age. Neither do stories told with sincerity. The Journal exists because we believe a jeweller who cannot speak of their craft has not truly understood it.”The Vummidi family
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