Deeper thuds are heard in the background, where two bigger hammers pound the soil used to cast the mirrors. This soundscape greets us as we walk into P. Gopakumar’s workshop in Aranmula ...

Mr. Rajashekharan said the flood had reportedly done irreparable damage to the traditional metal mirror industry at Aranmula. The flood had badly hit the small groups of artisan families that made ...

A little over 100km from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, is a small temple town called Aranmula. Located on the bank of the Pampa river, the town is frequented by Vaishnav pilgrims who ...

The 2018 floods and the extreme rainfall events that continue to trouble Kerala have depleted a key raw material — the clay from the river Pamba's basin Known as the Aranmula Kannadi (mirror) in ...

The Aranmula Kannadi, or Aranmula Mirror, is a rare and exquisite handcrafted metal mirror from Kerala, known for its unique reflective properties. The Aranmula Kannadi, or Aranmula Mirror ...

ALAPPUZHA: The original makers of the famed Aranmula Kannadi, the famed metal-alloy mirror considered a prized souvenir, are bracing up for a legal fight to save the unique product from the hands ...

Key Highlights * Unlike the normal ‘silvered’ glass mirrors, Aranmula’s metal-alloy mirror has front surface reflection, and has no refraction * The mirror’s metal alchemy is a closely ...

The unique mirror, made of high-tin bronze in a secretive metallurgical formula, has found patrons across the globe ‘ Application from Thikkinampallil Trust being examined’ “We have a ...

PATHANAMTHITTA: The Aranmula Mirror, a metallurgical wonder and GI-protected centuries-old handicraft from Kerala, whose priced pieces adorn the British Museum and Buckingham Palace, is now under ...