The story
Pembarthi's Vishwakarma metal workers made brass and copper fittings for temples and chariots under the Kakatiya kings. They beat thin brass sheets by hand into detailed relief figures and ornaments. Today they also make decorative plaques, lamps and gifts. Pembarthi Metal Craft carries a GI tag.
In numbers
DC-MSME's state profile lists Pembarthy in Warangal and Lal Bazaar in Hyderabad as clusters with many brass hardware making units.
Andhra Pradesh State Industrial Profile 2014-15 (MSME-DI Hyderabad, DC-MSME) · 2015
GI tag
- Pembarthi Metal CraftApplication no. GI application no. 194Registration details of Geographical Indications (IP India GI Registry)
Ways in for a newcomer
- Temple fittings and restoration orders
- Brass gifts and home decor online
- Supply brass sheet and tools
Problems the cluster faces
- Brass price swings
- Machine-pressed imitations
- Few young artisans