Inspired Craftsmanship

Driven by divine design, Anuradha Timber International has given a new lease of life to traditional woodcarvers and temple artisans from Tamil Nadu, for a megaproject on the outskirts of Hyderabad

- DHANANJAY SARDESHPANDE

When the Telangana government announced a project in 2016 to rebuild the 12th-century Sri Lakshmi Narasimha temple on Yadagirigutta, Mr Thirupathi Rao, Managing Director of Anuradha Timber International in Secunderabad, felt it was his familial duty to participate in and help bring such an ambitious project to fruition.

Anuradha Timber is a 140-year-old entity in timber trading and a Star Export House led by Mr Thirupathi Rao, a third-generation sawmiller, and his sons, Mr Sharath Babu and Mr Kiran Kumar.

Apart from trading in the best hardwood timbers from six continents, the family has earned global respect through the several projects involving decking and cladding for luxury yachts made in European shipyards, as well as wood construction and furniture for luxury resorts in tourism hot-spots across the world.

You can read their whole story in the WoodNews issue of November-December 2016.

Their construction of dwara (doors), ratha (chariots), dhwaja-stambha (flag posts) and idols in temples in Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) and Talakaveri (Karnataka) has also earned them renown. Here they worked with traditional wood carvers and temple artisans.