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Protective eyewear on and a diligent worker in one of Meerut's scissors making unit welds the metallic bolt that holds the two blades of a scissors together. Practiced by forefathers over centuries this is a craft famous in one of India's fastest growing industrial area. This is towards the final process of making a usable scissors. We have more videos of processes and techniques involved in scissors making. Each process seen up close like never before! Kainchi as is popularly called in the local language is said to be the oldest living craft of Meerut. The industrious city of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh is also called the 'Kainchi Capital' apart from the nickname of 'Sports city of India'. Scissor making has been a tradition for over three centuries in this city in North India. The scissors ar