Bidri artwork

requirements.

craft has an enchanting range to cater to a wide variety of tastes and

traditional appeal to cufflinks, jewellery, ash trays and other utility items, Bidri

From elegantly designed jugs, jars and flower vases with aesthetic and

requirements of the day.

swords, shields, daggers, Bidri craft has adapted to the changing tastes and

decorate their ornaments of valor. From the traditional decorated handles for

the Sufis, the aesthetic values of the Moguls and the yearning of the warriors to

Zealously guarded by its practitioners, Bidri art expressed the experiences of

unique place both from the historic perspective and the present perception.

due to royal patronage over the centuries and to date, it continues to hold a

The craft named after its place of origin, Bidar (now in Karnataka), flourished

rulers of Bahamani dynasty, the Moguls and the Nobles of Hyderabad.

products with majestic contours that evoked a passion for the craft among the

craft. In fact, it was the earthy, but yet artistic process and the quaint range of

It was neither splendor nor aesthetics that attracted royal patronage for Bidri
craft. In fact, it was the earthy, but yet arti