Speaking about the industry's evolution, Altaf, a bangle shop owner, said their "ancestors started making bangles in Pali around 1938. Initially, coconut bangles were common, followed by the ...

Glass bangles are popular accessories for millions of women in India. Making them exposes workers to scorching hot furnaces, broken glass, and dangerous fumes — all for less than $10 a day. We went ...

BELAGAVI: Murgod village in Belagavi’s Saundatti taluk is breathing new life into its centuries-old tradition of crafting distinctive green glass bangles. The village is now on course to becoming the ...

Glass bangles were always around and clinking, from valaikappu and weddings to kovil thiruvizhas and festivals. Usually ...