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Restoring Heritage
The artisan community in Chandannagar faces a life of precarity and institutional apathy.
The author wishes to thank her PhD supervisor Jenia Mukherjee for her help and support. The idol-makers of Kumorpara are deeply acknowledged for being generous with their time and providing vital information for this research project.
“Ei chole jacchey, aarki …” replied Basudev Pal, a 72-year-old veteran clay idol-maker in the Duplex Patty area of Kumorpara in Chandannagar when I asked him, in January this year, how his idol-making business was faring. His response translates to “It’s ok,” a standard, not promising response to being asked how someone’s life is.
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