Thathera
The Thathera (literally meaning 'the beater', also known as Thathrias) is a Hindu and Sikh artisan caste in India, whose traditional occupation is the making of brass and copper utensils. In 2014, the craft of the Thathera community of Jandiala Guru was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. History The Thathera communities of Punjab played a prominent role in developing the Sikh School of metal relief artwork. Many of the surviving gilded brass and copper panels affixed to the edifices of the Golden Temple or Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai were crafted by Thathera craftsmen or guilds in the 19th and early 20th century. The most renowned Thatheras for creating metal panel art were located in Kucha Fakirkhana, Lahore. Only three or four Thathera families in Amritsar have preserved the knowledge on how to execute this form of metalworking art at present. Present circumstances In Bihar In Bihar, the Thatheras are classified as a Backward Caste. UNESCO Listing and Government Programs Although people of the Thathera community reside across the country, only those from Jandiala Guru in the state of Punjab were included in the UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. After years of neglect and inaction on the