Jewels have been the ceremonial treasures of the kings and queens of India, symbolising power.

With glistening jewels comes excessive pride and a display of arrogance by the wearer.

What remains hidden is the exquisite craftsmanship of a ‘kaarigar’ working in a nook in an old Indian city, who meticulously places every jewel to create a beautiful ornament.

The ‘kaarigar’is devoid of vanity and arrogance. He knows well - the jewels do not belong to him.

Honouring the high artisanship of the Indian ‘kaarigar’ who, few realise, is a wealth in India greater than the jewels - comes the word

amānī

meaning without arrogance