Jewellery Rings pendant and earings

Alphabets of an unknown language have a mystery and beauty of their own. When a silversmith of north India moulds silver in the shape of Tamil letters to create earrings, pendants, bangles and rings, he inevitably learns something about the culture behind the language. His curiosity is heightened and he begins to enquire about its history. He also discovers that customers want him to learn the whole alphabet so that he can make ornaments according to their initials. New possibilities open up as he realizes he can provide these in many Indian languages and widen his clientele. A gentle nudge towards greater cultural integration and understanding takes place simply through his attempt at learning the alphabets of other languages through his craft.

The journey taken by Raj Kumar, a silversmith from Delhi, to Tamil Nadu, encouraged him to create this range of contemporary jewellery in silver wherein he has played with the Tamil letter oo, morphing it to create a larger integrated form, or has chosen a single alphabet in the way of a decorative motif merely for its intrinsic aesthetic appeal. Random Tamil letters decorate the bangle and pendant.