Chandi ka waraq sales gaining momentum
Metro News/ Hyderabad : The
sound of uneven hammering in some shops near Charminar attracts several
visitors but no one can understand what really is going on until they
ask the shop keeper. These sounds in these shops of Chandi Ka Waraq
(Silver Paper) would gain more speed in Ramzan month. With the beginning
of Ramzan the workers in these shops seem to be busy. An old Kaarigar
(worker of making this silver paper) Mohammed Akbar said that they get
the material (Silver Bricks) from Delhi and make slices of it and then
cut it into 2 cm pieces and would put it in a specially made German
paper.
The tools that are used include a hammer, a wrapper and a finely cut stone
After
properly wrapping these pieces, workers start beating and that’s how a
silver paper of a size of Pass Port is made. Akbar said, “Kaarigar need
to beat for three hours to make one pack of papers consisting around 250
pieces.” These are sold at the rate of Rs 3 per piece and people buy it
according to their need. The tools that are used include a hammer, a
wrapper and a finely cut stone. Some buy it for Daawat, some buy for
sweets but most of customers for them are sweet shop owners, said Akbar.
He said that due to some misleading reports on these silver papers,
their sales came down and people are now using machine made papers.
Ali Bin Abdul Khader, owner of a Charminar Waraq Shop, adjacent to Mecca Masjid said, “Though season for us is Deepavali, we do good business in the month of Ramzan. The sale of Waraq (Silver Paper) increases in Ramzan month.” He said that in Ramzan month it is used to cover high quality Khajoor (Dates) and vendors buy it. It is used for wrapping sweet paan and to cover several other sweet delicacies in Hyderabad for decades. Abdul Khader said, “Most of the people use it just to show the ‘silver lining’.” He said that his shop was running for last fifty years and it was their family business.
From
Charminar to Shah Ali Banda there are around 7 such shops where workers
can be seen beating on a booklet type wrapper to prepare a thin layer
of silver. Several shops also make Gold Papers which are sold at the
rate of Rs 90 per piece. Abdul Khader said that Hakeems (Unani Doctors)
buy these papers for preparing several medicines. A bundle of 500 pieces
is sold at Rs 320 and bundles of Rs 60 and Rs 150 are also available. A
Paan Shop owner at Royal Sea Hotel near Income Tax towers Mohammed
Jeelani said that he uses this thin layer of silver for special Paans
and it attracts our customers.
The tools that are used include a hammer, a wrapper and a finely cut stone
After
properly wrapping these pieces, workers start beating and that’s how a
silver paper of a size of Pass Port is made. Akbar said, “Kaarigar need
to beat for three hours to make one pack of papers consisting around 250
pieces.” These are sold at the rate of Rs 3 per piece and people buy it
according to their need. The tools that are used include a hammer, a
wrapper and a finely cut stone. Some buy it for Daawat, some buy for
sweets but most of customers for them are sweet shop owners, said Akbar.
He said that due to some misleading reports on these silver papers,
their sales came down and people are now using machine made papers.Ali Bin Abdul Khader, owner of a Charminar Waraq Shop, adjacent to Mecca Masjid said, “Though season for us is Deepavali, we do good business in the month of Ramzan. The sale of Waraq (Silver Paper) increases in Ramzan month.” He said that in Ramzan month it is used to cover high quality Khajoor (Dates) and vendors buy it. It is used for wrapping sweet paan and to cover several other sweet delicacies in Hyderabad for decades. Abdul Khader said, “Most of the people use it just to show the ‘silver lining’.” He said that his shop was running for last fifty years and it was their family business.
From
Charminar to Shah Ali Banda there are around 7 such shops where workers
can be seen beating on a booklet type wrapper to prepare a thin layer
of silver. Several shops also make Gold Papers which are sold at the
rate of Rs 90 per piece. Abdul Khader said that Hakeems (Unani Doctors)
buy these papers for preparing several medicines. A bundle of 500 pieces
is sold at Rs 320 and bundles of Rs 60 and Rs 150 are also available. A
Paan Shop owner at Royal Sea Hotel near Income Tax towers Mohammed
Jeelani said that he uses this thin layer of silver for special Paans
and it attracts our customers.
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