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The Tambats of Tambat Ali: Converting a Lifeless Material into Healthy Storage Copper Utensils
  • Manage No DI00001327
    Country India
    Author Rutuja Sahasrabudhe (Masters of Management Studies in Heritage Management, Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University, India)
    Published Year 2022
    Language English
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Description In the heart of the city of Pune, Western India, lies Kasba Peth (a “Peth” being a residential-cum-commercial ward), the oldest part of the city, established around 1,300 CE.1 Kasba Peth is a densely packed area with narrow streets, blocks of houses, and temples. Nestled deep in this Peth is Tambat Ali, an alley of coppersmiths in the local Marathi language, where at present around forty coppersmiths (known as tambats) beat malleable sheets of copper (tamba) into a variety of traditional and contemporary products.

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