Nakuul Mehta Jankee Parekh SuRu: There’s a quiet revolution happening in how Indian parents think about their baby’s first bowl — and it has nothing to do with BPA-free plastic or pastel silicone.
Actor Nakuul Mehta and singer Jankee Parekh have collaborated with homeware brand P•TAL to launch SuRu, a handcrafted Kansa (bronze) dinner set for children. Officially called The First and Forever Set, it is designed for kids aged 0 to 7 years and includes a bowl and spoon made from the same material Indian households used centuries before plastic ever existed.
This is not a celebrity vanity project. And once you understand where the name comes from, it’s hard to see it as anything other than deeply personal.
The Name “SuRu” Has a Story That Will Make Parents Stop Scrolling (Nakuul Mehta Jankee Parekh SuRu)
Nakuul and Jankee are parents to two children — Sufi and Rumi. The name SuRu takes the first two letters from each: Su from Sufi, Ru from Rumi.
That’s it. That’s the whole brief. A product named after their own children, built around the wish to give those children something that lasts longer than a plastic mealtime set — and means more.
“Becoming parents changes the way you look at everyday objects,” the couple said. “You begin to think deeply about what your child touches, grows up with, and eventually remembers. With SuRu, we wanted to create something that felt intentional, safe, and emotionally lasting.”
Jankee has also composed and performed an original SuRu Fullaby Mealtime Rhyme, which comes as a musical card with every purchase. So the set doesn’t just arrive — it arrives with a song.
What Is Kansa and Why Are Parents Choosing It Over Plastic?
Kansa is a traditional Indian alloy of copper and tin — the same material used in temple offerings, Ayurvedic healing vessels, and the thalis your grandparents ate from.
It is naturally antimicrobial. It contains no synthetic chemicals. It does not leach harmful substances the way certain plastics do when exposed to heat or repeated use. Ayurvedic tradition has associated Kansa with digestive health for generations.
Compared to the plastic bowls lining most baby-product aisles today, Kansa offers something different: a material with a track record of thousands of years, not just a safety certification from last decade.
P•TAL has spent years making this material relevant again for modern Indian kitchens. With SuRu, they’ve scaled that mission down to fit in a child’s hand.
It’s Made by UNESCO-Recognised Artisans — Not a Factory
This is the part of the story that separates SuRu from almost everything else in the children’s dinnerware space.
The collection is handcrafted by the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru — a community of metalworkers from Punjab whose traditional craft has been recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. These artisans have been shaping metal by hand for generations, passing down techniques that predate modern manufacturing entirely.
Every bowl in the SuRu collection carries hand-engraved illustrations — not printed patterns, not transfers. Actual engravings, made by a craftsperson, designed to catch a child’s eye at mealtimes.
When you buy SuRu, you’re not buying from a supply chain. You’re buying something someone made.
The Design Is Built for Real Toddler Chaos
If you’ve ever watched a toddler eat, you know what the dinnerware is up against.
P•TAL has thought about this. The SuRu bowl and spoon are kept deliberately lightweight so small hands can manage them without effort. The bowl features a silicone grip base to stop it sliding across the table mid-meal. The edges are rounded and smooth, removing any safety concern about metal rims near young faces.
And here’s the detail that makes it genuinely special: each set can be personalised with the child’s name through engraving. This shifts the object from product to possession. It becomes their bowl. The kind of thing parents quietly hold onto long after their child has outgrown it.
The Founder’s Vision: An Heirloom, Not a Product
Aditya Agrawal, Co-Founder of P•TAL, described SuRu as something that goes beyond dinnerware:
“Collaborating with Nakuul and Jankee felt incredibly organic because the intention behind the product came from a real parental emotion — the desire to give children something enduring in a world filled with disposable consumption. Through the craftsmanship of the Thatheras and the timelessness of Kansa, SuRu becomes more than a dinner set; it becomes an heirloom designed to hold memory, culture, and care across generations.”
The word heirloom is doing real work here. In a market where children’s products are designed to be replaced every few months, SuRu is making the opposite bet: that parents want something they can keep, something that accumulates meaning over time, something that might one day be pulled out of a box and recognised.
Who Should Actually Buy This?
SuRu covers the full arc of early feeding — from the very first solids at around 6 months right through to the age of 7, when children are eating more or less independently. The practical design features make it genuinely usable at every stage of that journey, not just decorative.
It is a strong choice for:
- New parents who want to be intentional about what goes into their baby’s first mealtimes
- Grandparents searching for a meaningful gift that will actually last — not a toy that breaks by month two
- Families with a connection to Indian heritage who want everyday objects to reflect that culture
- Anyone tired of replacing cheap plastic sets every few months as they crack, stain, or warp
Every purchase also quietly supports the Thatheras’ craft. In a world where traditional skills vanish when demand dries up, choosing handcrafted work is one way to keep those skills alive.
The Bottom Line
Nakuul Mehta Jankee Parekh SuRu is a bronze dinner set for children, yes. But it’s also a considered argument against the throwaway nature of most children’s products today.
It is made by artisans whose craft has survived centuries. It is designed to last the full early childhood of the child who receives it. It can be engraved with their name. It comes with a lullaby. And it is named after two real children whose parents wanted to give them something that felt, in their own words, emotionally lasting.
That’s a lot for a bowl and spoon to carry. But looking at what has gone into SuRu, it seems more than capable of holding the weight.
