Clay Image Makers of Kumartuli

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Released

Production

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Aired

2014-10-09

Clay Image Makers of Kumartuli

A modest tradition of making clay images existed in Bengal in pre-British times. These craftsmen originally “Potters” by caste became the core settlers of Kumartuli, which means “Potters Quarter”. “Documentation of Clay Image Makers of Kumartuli”s an attempt to understand their plight and Kumartuli’s contribution to one of the biggest festivals in the world.