PINK LOTUS MEENAKARI JUMKA FOR WOMEN 

Beautiful Meenakari Jumka with large stud and a jumka with pearls.

If you are an avid jewellery lover, we won’t be surprised if your jewellery box already boasts of some exquisite Meenakari jewellery pieces. And why not? The beautiful designs and bright colours can instantly turn a regular outfit into a spectacular one. While a variety of Meenakari jewellery can be found floating in the market space today, we are sure you would appreciate those lovely pieces even more after going through these lesser-known facts about Meenakari.

1. Meenakari is a Persian art of colouring the surface of metals by fusing brilliant colours. The art was brought to Varanasi by Persian enamellists around early 17th century during the Mughal era.

2. Mina is the feminine form of “Minoo” in Persian, meaning heaven. Mina refers to the azure colour of heaven.

3. Introduced in Rajasthan by Raja Mansingh of Amer, this Persian craft was originally used to create designs on the back of traditional polki jewellery. However, as the craft flourished under Mughal patronage, it became a design of its own, and led to something called reversible jewellery.

4. One of the most complex crafts, the process of Meenakari remains the same as it was 500 years ago! Even today, a Meenakari artefact goes through the same assembly line of craftsmen as it used to go through hundreds of years ago. The process starts with the designer (naquash), then goes to the goldsmith (sonar). It is then passed on to the engraver (kalamkar) who engraves the design, then the enamelist (meenakar) applies the colour. The artefact then goes to the polisher (ghotnawala), then the stone-setter (jadia), and finally it goes to the stringer (patua) for the final touches.