<p>A coffee table book documenting the history of south Indian jewellery was launched in Bengaluru over the weekend.</p>.<p>Titled ‘Bejewelled Past’, it has been authored by Usha R Balakrishnan, a scholar of Indian art and culture, and historian of Indian jewellery. The 289-pager is compiled and published by Vinod Hayagriv, director of C Krishniah Chetty Group.</p>.<p>The book chronicles the history of south Indian jewellery and also their craftsmanship and trade through ages.</p>.<p>Usha has sourced information from accounts by travellers like Tavernier and Marco Polo, and jewellery motifs as seen on the sculptures in ancient temples such as Halebid in Karnataka.</p>.<p>It primarily throws light on the journey of C Krishniah Chetty Group.</p>.<p>It started almost 150 years ago when founder Cotha Krishniah Chetty set up a small enterprise on Commercial Street in Bengaluru. It flourished under the royal patronage of the Maharajas, says Hayagriv.</p>.<p>The profits from the book sale will go towards supporting the education of the girl child, he points out.</p>.<p><em><span class="italic">Available online, and at C Krishniah Chetty Jewellers stores.</span></em></p>
<p>A coffee table book documenting the history of south Indian jewellery was launched in Bengaluru over the weekend.</p>.<p>Titled ‘Bejewelled Past’, it has been authored by Usha R Balakrishnan, a scholar of Indian art and culture, and historian of Indian jewellery. The 289-pager is compiled and published by Vinod Hayagriv, director of C Krishniah Chetty Group.</p>.<p>The book chronicles the history of south Indian jewellery and also their craftsmanship and trade through ages.</p>.<p>Usha has sourced information from accounts by travellers like Tavernier and Marco Polo, and jewellery motifs as seen on the sculptures in ancient temples such as Halebid in Karnataka.</p>.<p>It primarily throws light on the journey of C Krishniah Chetty Group.</p>.<p>It started almost 150 years ago when founder Cotha Krishniah Chetty set up a small enterprise on Commercial Street in Bengaluru. It flourished under the royal patronage of the Maharajas, says Hayagriv.</p>.<p>The profits from the book sale will go towards supporting the education of the girl child, he points out.</p>.<p><em><span class="italic">Available online, and at C Krishniah Chetty Jewellers stores.</span></em></p>