{"id":14397,"date":"2023-08-26T11:08:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T05:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14397"},"modified":"2025-04-02T20:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:48:59","slug":"what-is-bidriware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-bidriware\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Bidriware?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Bidriware:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>form of metal handicraft<\/strong> that <strong>has Persian influences<\/strong> and has been<strong> made for centuries by artisans from Karnataka\u2019s Bidar district.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is renowned for its<strong> intricate, handcrafted designs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The origin of <strong>Bidriware<\/strong> as a craft is <strong>attributed mostly to the Bahamani Sultans<\/strong> who <strong>ruled the region during the 14th and 15th centuries<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>first brought to India by the noted Sufi Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chisti <\/strong>in <strong>the form of utensils.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The a<strong>rt form developed <\/strong>in the kingdom <strong>was a mix of Turkish, Persian and Arabic influences, which were intermingled with the local styles,<\/strong> and thus a unique style of its own was born.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>This native art form <strong>has obtained a Geographical Indications (GI) registry.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bidar in Karnataka and Hyderabad in Telangana<\/strong> are the most <strong>vibrant centers of Bidriware.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How is Bidriware made?\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Bidri Ware is <strong>manufactured from an alloy of copper and zinc<\/strong> (in the ratio 1:16) <strong>by casting.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>zinc content gives the alloy a deep black colour.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The c<strong>raftsman uses small chisels to engrave the design over the freehand etching.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fine wire or flattened strips of pure silver are then carefully hammered into these grooves.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A s<strong>pecial variety of soil, <\/strong>which is<strong> available only in <\/strong>the unlit portions of t<strong>he Bidar fort, is used for the final blackening process. <\/strong>It is <strong>mixed with ammonium chloride<\/strong> <strong>and water to produce a paste, <\/strong>which is then <strong>rubbed onto a heated Bidri surface.<\/strong> The p<strong>aste selectively darkens the body while it has no effect on the silver inlay.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>product then undergoes a process called buffing to smoothen the surface.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1)\u00a0What is a Geographical Indication (GI) Tag?<\/h3>\n<p>A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. In order to function as a GI, a sign must identify a product as originating in a given place. In India, GI tags are issued as per the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act,1999. This tag is issued by the Geographical Indication Registry under the Department of Industry Promotion and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/pm-modi-gifts-bidri-work-pair-of-surahi-to-south-african-president-cyril-ramaphosa-4327477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>PM Modi Gifts Bidri Work Pair Of &#8216;Surahi&#8217; To South African President<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bidriware is a form of metal handicraft which has been made for centuries by artisans from Karnataka\u2019s Bidar district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14397","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}