Foreward

Author(s): Rajendra K Pachauri

Source: Towards Cleaner Technologies: a process story in the Firozabad glass industry cluster: 238p Authored By Girish Sethi

Abstract:

The history of glass-making in India goes back thousands of years when beads, bangles and other small glass items were made in kingdoms in North and South India and traded with other ancient civilizations such as Persia, Greece, and Rome. Indeed, the origin of glass bangles is perhaps as old as the Indus Valley Civilization; the famous bronze figurine of a dancing girl unearthed by archaeologists at Mohenjo-Daro (c. 2500 BCE) has her left arm and wrist completely encased in bangles. Interestingly, the very word ‘bangle’ is derived from the Hindi word bangri, meaning ‘glass bracelet’! Over the ages, the bangle has come to be closely associated with the institution of marriage or suhag throughout India. Today, the nation buys an estimated 50 million bangles each day, and all these bangles are made by units in the small-scale glass industry cluster at Firozabad (or ‘suhag nagri’ as it is popularly called), located about 40 km from Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal.

Publisher/Organisation: TERI Press

Publication Date: 1 January 2008

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