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“I was 7-8 years old when we were commissioned as the court jewellers in 1942. We used to make jewellery for the royal court even before that, but it was made official that year,” Eshwar Ganjam, chairman of the company, said. “During Dasara, the Mysore king used to give out pendants in the shape of Gandaberunda – the Wadiyar emblem – to people for their philanthropic work. Eshwar, 81, is still particular about using the techniques used by his grandfather, Ganjam Nagappa, who started the brand. Even tough people’s taste in jewellery is changing with time, the family doesn’t want to lose their touch in heritage jewellery-making..