The Desi Blacksmiths - Mysore series
There was a time when rise of machines, empowered an empire even to stop the Sun from setting. And we live in a time when machines think like humans and command their own functions. But still in some parts of the world, some extremely skillfull artisans and iron smiths still thrive.
An artisan inside a 37 years old ' Citizen Auto Engineering ' company at Mandi Mohalla ,Mysore.
Portraits of Siddique , an iron artisan.
They calculate every inch accurately using their mind, they carve beautiful pieces from metal using their sheer craftsmanship and hard work. Their industries are not Multinational companies, but been there for decades and some even centuries, surprisingly running profitably.
The art of Shaping metal .
Their machines have lesser depreciation, and more than possible accuracy. You can see real life 'Rambos' in these shops cutting iron and steel with the bare minimum equipments and plentiful human strength.
Artisan working on a Lathe Machine.
...and those 'Extra Ordinary Smiles'.
Another productive day ending with a Heavy Downpour.
An evening at Mandi Mohalla.
In this era of artificial intelligence, these people remind us of good old days, dignity of labour and efficiency of human brain ... peek into some of the existing Indigenous industries in India :
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Write up : Shilpa G Krishna
Crew : Vignesh , Vinay Chaithanya
