A comprehensive study on clay and pottery industries of Ghurni, Krishnanagar, West Bengal

Author: Mr. Prasanta Ghosh & Dr. Niranjan Maity

DOI Link ::  https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/02030008

Abstract:Pottery is the material from which the pottery was made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery (plural “potteries”).Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacturer of pottery. The present study find out of the clay and pottery industries of Ghurni, Krishnanagar, West Bengal. The present study had deals with 1979 groups of craftsman samples. The tools used for the present study is self made test that is ’Questionnaire for door to door survey’. The main objective of this study that is found out the physical environmental set up and their impacts on urbanization of pottery. On the basis of the score obtained calculation was done by using statistics named Percentile, Bar Graph, Pie Diagram, Line Graph etc. The analysis of the result indicates that terracotta horses made of wood are getting more popular among the tourists. In this purpose some agencies and NGO’S directly buy the handicrafts from the craftsman at Ghurni.

Keywords: Ghurni, Pottery, Agencies, Environment.

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