Jewellery and Jewellery Insights

 The tradition of wearing bangles has been there since ages. It is an inseparable part of Indian women’s costume. Bangles signify the marital status of an Indian woman. Since, Indian culture is varied in nature, almost every region has distinct wedding rituals and customs. As we know women are the bearer of culture, the culture of a particular region is defined by the costume women wear. Bangles, being an inseparable part of Indian costume, you see women from varied culture wear distinct designer bangles, starting from bangles made of lack and copper to designer diamond bangles . Here is a list of popular bangles designs endorsed by Indian married women: Bangles worn by Punjabi Women An inseparable part of Punjabi women’s wedding costume, chudha or ivory bangles add a vibrant style to a bride’s appearance. Chudhas are slender ivory bangles in white and red decked with stones. Women wear them in multiple of four. These bangles are handed over to would be brides by thei...

Want to embarrass that gossip loving aunty, who is boasting of her pricey collection of jewelry? Ask her to differentiate between polki and jadau jewellery and I bet she will not be able to differentiate between them. Not just her, even the educated lot might fail to tell you what is what. So, it is important to know what makes jadau different from polka. Jadau jewelry is made with gems and other semi-precious material. Whereas polki jewelry is made with uncut diamonds. But the point here is not to make you differentiate between the two, but to help you understand what Jadau jewelry is. What is Jadau? Jadau is not to be confused with Kundan or polki. Kundan is the technique which is used to make jewelry with glass beads. The same technique is used to make polki jewellery. The only difference is polki jewelry is made with uncut diamonds. But jadau is a little different here. The literal meaning of jad is embedded, and that’s the technique used by jewelers who make jadau jew...