Kainchi or scissors of Meerut_ Nationally and globally famous scissors caught live in the making

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A small manufacturing unit in Meerut is back to making the century-old scissors of Meerut after the Corona Lockdown. A glimpse of what goes into the making of each scissors of Kainchi. The process starting from putting the individual blades to heat and dipping it straightway in water to sharpening the final product and shipping it off to local markets and even international markets. The detailed process of making scissors is seen here. Kainchi as is popularly called in the local language is said to be the oldest living craft of Meerut. The industrious city of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh is also called the 'Kainchi Capital' apart from the nickname of 'Sports city of India'. Scissor making has been a tradition for over three centuries in this city in North India. The scissors are made from recycled metal scraps. In a short interaction with the workers in this manufacturing unit in the heart of Meerut, we came to know that over 30 workers are engaged to make a single pair of scissors. The scissors made in Meerut is considered a better quality and durability by many users. Over 15 varieties of scissors are being forged here and distributed locally and even internationally. This includes scissors for various purposes, tailoring for cutting fabric, nutcrackers, small domestic purposes to uses in hardware stores. With competition from foreign markets which are cheaper, the industry is dwindling but we hope for a revival with ban on certain international market players. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion and Full HD. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixvwLpO_pk4uVOkkkqP3Mw?sub_confirmation=1 and The Best of India at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfxdSa8WGHe8nVyOm-oqWmQ for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience. Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixvwLpO_pk4uVOkkkqP3Mw?sub_confirmation=1 and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfxdSa8WGHe8nVyOm-oqWmQ Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: https://wildfilmsindia.com/ #WildFilmsIndia #WildernessFilmsIndia #BroadcastStockFootage