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During the partition of 1947, some 125 families migrated to Parbatipur of Rajshahi district, and to various areas of Old Dhaka, Becharam Deuri, Kazi Alauddin Road, Kaiktuli, Tanti Bazar, Doyaganj and Gandaria from Benaras in India. They brought along with them their skills of weaving the famous benarasi sari.
They make most of these pots with their bare hands. They also take the help of a revolving wheel, which is made of wood or metal, to make these pots into different shapes and designs. The potter throws the kneaded clay into the center of the wheel rounding it off, and then spins the wheel. […]
In our everyday life we use many of the household items which are made by the potters, but have we ever appreciated their hard work or even think how they are making these for us day after day. This photograph was taken in Paul Para, Shimulia, Savar, while the potters were preparing clay-pots with their […]