Master jeweller Vummidi Ethiraj who crafted ‘Sengol’ dies at 99; PM Modi, VP pay tribute
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Ethiraj was the patriarch of the Vummidi family that owns the 125-year-old Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers. Ethiraj worked on the creation of Sengol, the gold-plated silver sceptre, symbolising the handover of power from British authorities to independent India in 1947.
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