Vummidi Ethiraju belongs to an age-old jeweler family in Tamil Nadu, and made the ‘Sengol’ sceptre along with his brother 75 years ago, which is now installed in the new Parliament building.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the new Parliament building on Sunday, a key part of the event will be the installation of a ‘sengol’, a golden sceptre. It was received by Jawaharlal Nehru on 14 August 1945 and symbolised the transfer of power from the British