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Mangalore tiles go way back in time as part of our infrastructural integrity. In 1865, Basel Mission, a Swiss-German Christian missionary society was set up in Mangalore. It had been active in South India a couple of years prior. They formed the base of the tile industry, apparently to create employment as part of a larger concept of allowing people to achieve spiritual fulfilment. Then came George Plebst, a German engineer, who earned the appreciation for taking charge of this industry and taking it no newer heights. He would take samples of the South Indian clay and test it against the technologies being developed in infrastructure back in Europe when he had to travel back to the Western continent due to poor health. The red laterite clay tiles were thought to be laid out in a French-style, interlocked pattern — which gave the Mangalore tiles their signature look.

This new style and product altogether flourished across the Malabar Coast. The tiles would be shipped to and from the coast to several locations, and eventually, the British took control of the Basel Missionary, before returning it to Indian authorities in 1977.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - 0:26 - Introduction of Mangalore Tiles
0:27 - 0:45 - History of Mangalore Tiles
0:46 - 0:51 - Making of a Mangalore Tiles
0:52 - 1:28 - Process of Production of Mangalore Tiles
1:29 - 1:40 - Total Mangalore Tiles Produced in a Day
1:41 - 1:58 - Market of Mangalore Tiles
1:59 - 2:19 - Brolls
2:20 - 3:13 - Mud Crisis of Mangalore Tiles Factory
3:14 - 4:31 - Speciality of Mangalore Tiles
4:31 - 4:39 - Final Frames

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