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Photos: Meet the national award winning silversmith of Old Delhi
Updated On May 25, 2017 01:06 pm IST
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Waarisi with a silver replica of India Gate handcrafted by him in Old Delhi. A master of the silver embossing craft called ‘chitai’, Waarisi continues to create exquisite silver masterpieces in his workshop in Matia Mahal near Jama Masjid from where they are exported across the globe. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Not one to rest on past laurels, Mohammad Alam Warsi continues to craft beautiful objects with his hands even today. Chandni Chowk is also the home of Dariba Kalan Street famously known as the street of the incomparable pearls, a 350 year old silver market whose origin can be traced back to the Mughal Empire. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Waarisi with some of the objects crafted at his workshop in Old Delhi. Of the many handicraft traditions in India, working with precious metals like gold and silver is one of the most celebrated. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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An apprentice shows different kinds of tools which they use in their craft to create gold and silver sculptures. From receiving royal patronage to being exported the world over, beautiful objects painstakingly crafted by their hands continue to receive admiration and accolades. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Using the craft of 'chitai', sheets of silver are shaped and embossed to create the desired objects. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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A showcase with replicas of some of the sporting trophies Mohammad Alam Waarisi has crafted over the years. In his six decade-long career he has crafted trophies for the Reliance Cricket World Cup (1987), the Jawaharlal Nehru Cricket Cup (1989), the Sheikh Mohammad Football Cup in the UAE, and the Vince Lombardi Baseball Trophy in the US. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Waarisi began as an apprentice with his father at an early age. The workshop was first established in the year 1937 by his father Laddan Khan when he moved to Delhi from Moradabad. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Despite widespread mechanisation of almost all areas of manufacturing, the master silversmiths of Old Delhi continue to practise the age-old craft. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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