Volume : 2, Issue : 7, July - 2013

A Comparative Study of Profitability Analysis of Selected Brss Industries

Hiralal Desrani

Abstract :

Gujarat has been the home of metal workers from as early as stone age. Sites of Indus Valley Civilization spread all over the state and echo, the presence of indigenous technique of metallurgy. It is well known that the Harappa man, whose remnants have been found in abundance in Gujarat, had excelled in forging, hammering and casting of copper and onze. Aryans to had in all probability, known the use of a metal known as ayes, which later on come to mean iron but had in that period perhaps denoted onze or copper.The craftsmen of Gujarat have excelled even in the making of utensils. By visiting any home in Gujarat one can find a variety of gleaming copper, ass and iron vessels, each with a shape and form suited to the specific need. Metal lamps, incense burners, boxes for storing betel leaf and nut, nutcrackers, large dowry containers, and votive figurines are other examples of metal work available in Gujarat. The metal artisans of Gujarat are known as kansaras, whose name is derived from Sanskrit word Kansu which means onze. Before the introduction of ass, the use of onze utensils was very common. Varied kinds of nutcrackers and religious and other figurines make for ideal souvenirs and gifts.Kutch and Rajkot are the famous for metal engravings and ornaments that are considered so typical of Gujarat. Anjar, Sinhor, Surendranagar, Dhrangadhra, and vadhawan are good places to buy ass and iron utensils, cutlery, knives and scissors. One can also see arrows being crafted here, and pick up knives and daggers with beautiful sheaths and hilts.