Tamba aur pital, shaped by hand — the Thathera way
Every TAMRA vessel — every tamba (copper) bottle, every pital (brass) thali, every akhand jyot diya — is hand-hammered by the Thathera of Jandiala Guru, Punjab. The Thathera craft is India's only UNESCO-listed metal craft (2014, Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity). In a world of machines and mass production, three or four smiths still sit cross-legged around a red-hot disc and hammer it into shape — the same way their fathers and grandfathers did for two hundred years.
No two pieces are ever identical. Every dent, every rhythm mark, every warm hand-turned rim carries the fingerprint of the smith who made it. When you hold a TAMRA piece, you're holding a centuries-old North Indian pital-tamba craft — kept alive by fewer than 40 families.
Spice, ground with honesty
Our spices come from growers we trust, sourced for purity and ground in small batches. No fillers. No artificial colour. No polish to make them look prettier than they are. Just real turmeric, real chilli, real blends — full of the colour and warmth that good Indian cooking deserves.
Why "TAMRA"
"Tamra" (ताम्र) is the Sanskrit word for tamba — copper — a metal India has trusted for wellness and ritual since ancient times. Alongside pital (brass), it is one of India's two "shubh dhatu" — auspicious metals worn, used and gifted at every important moment, from Akshaya Tritiya to a newborn's first meal. It felt like the right name for a brand built on two of India's oldest gifts: pure tamba, real spice.
Pure Copper · Real Spice.
From the earth, to your home.