Chaandhi Kar Furniture – The Indian Heritage One of the most loved of and sought after metals is Silver. Having been adorned as jewelry, molded into coins, used for both making as well as decorating objects. The metal even today wields its magic over the masses with widespread trading, buying and selling going on all over the globe. One of the most ancient civilizations, the Indians have since time immemorial been using Silver to create decorative pieces of furniture known as Chaandhi kar furnishings. The terminology comes from the fact that Silver is called ‘Chaandhi’ in India and the workers that create these costly exquisite pieces of furnishings are known as ‘Karigars’ and hence the furnishings termed as chaandhi kar furniture. Owing to the non-reactive nature of Silver, the furnishing has long life.

Over the time popularity of chaandhi kar furniture has grown up tremendously, especially among-set the middle and upper middle classes as these have come to be a representative of the high social status. One of the major reasons attributed this is the fact that among the precious metals Silver is the only one that is comparatively much easier to afford even for a common man and has …