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Traditional Aranmula Mirror Artisans Fight For Their Rights

Traditional Aranmula Mirror Artisans Fight For Their Rights

by The Daily Eye Team March 14 2016, 3:31 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 25 secs

Traditional artisans who craft the 'Aranmulakannadi', a unique handmade metal-alloy mirror are upset over fake groups claiming right over the mirror, even trying for obtain a geographical indication (GI) tag for their product.VishwabrahmanaAranmula Metal Mirror Nirman Society (VAMMNS), a family trust of traditional artisans who make the mirror, has 18 manufacturing units spread across Aranmula and Mallappallypanchayats in Pathanamthitta. "We had obtained GI tag for Aranmula mirror in 2005, which was renewed after 10 years," VAMMNS president A K Selvaraj said.

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