“Seengh ka Kaam” from Sambhal: An internationally renowned craft created using animal horns

Bareilly: Sambhal, a historically and culturally rich city, is known for its distinctive centuries-old handicraft, which involves using the bones and horns of deceased animals to create well-recognized, beautiful, and practical things. Sarai Tarin is the center of this activity, which is locally referred to as “seengh ka kaam,” or horn craft.
Workers cut cow horns off their skulls to produce items.

Workers divide them into solid and hollow horns, wash, and sun-dry them to give them a fresh scent. Not a single raw resource is wasted. Manure is even made from the powdery residue left over after using saws or lathes. Following precise cutting and shaping of the bones and horns, the artisans use a hydrogen peroxide solution to bleach the objects. No particular animals are slaughtered in order to make these items.

Handicrafts such as beer mugs made from horns, flower pots, table stands, and cups, as well as daily items like combs, plates, spoons, and jewelry like necklaces and earrings, are created by the artisans of Sambhal.

According to legend, during a hunt, early humans discovered that solid buffalo horns could be used as trowels, while hollow inner buffalo horns could be used to carry water. Larger animal horns were eventually utilized for honkers under British rule in India, while smaller horns were employed for delivering gunpowder.

This created opportunities for Sambhal’s craftspeople, whose industry grew and provided hundreds of people with a living. These products typically cost between Rs. 900 and Rs. 4000. About Rs 999 is spent on a buffalo horn cup, while Rs 2995 is spent on a buffalo horn spoon set. Decor goods range in price from 2000 to 4000 rupees.

America, Europe, and the Gulf nations have a large market for these handicrafts. With an annual revenue of Rs 400 crore, the sector sells handicrafts to other nations valued at Rs 200 crore.
Approximately 25,000 craftspeople in Sambhal work on producing these goods. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has approved Rs 10 crore to construct the Common Facility Centre, ODP, with the goal of fostering and preserving local enterprise. On July 22, 2022, the craft was assigned a geographic indication (GI) tag.

Additionally, we just released the following pieces in conjunction with the Gandhinagar, India, NIFT Craft Bazaar. Among the crafts are mirror work, Pakko embroidery, Mata ni Pachedi, Chanderi, Maheshwari, Kala cotton, Ikat, and Kota Doria. Working directly with craftsmen to enhance their abilities and expand their market reach is NIFT director Prof. Sameer Sood.
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The BJP’s performance in west Uttar Pradesh is impacted by PM Modi’s trip to Sambhal for the ceremonial setting of the foundation stone for Kalki Dham. As Gujarat Chief Minister, Modi last visited Sambhal in 2004 and 2009, when he was represented by Shafiq-ur-Rehman Barq of the SP. The BJP lost the Moradabad division in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to the SP-BSP coalition.