The black pottery of Manipur is native to the region. A few artists from Manipur have come down to the Kumhar Para of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) to make the black pottery. The ...

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Sunday launched its flagship “Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana” in Pokhran – a small town in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan where India conducted ...

As Ghatshila prepares for a bypoll, the traditional Kumhar pottery community, facing survival struggles, is a key voting bloc. Both BJP and JMM are wooing them with promises, including SC status and ...

DEHRADUN: Ahead of Diwali, potters in Dehradun’s historic Kumhar Mandi, a hub steeped in seven decades of ceramic tradition, are working overtime to meet the surging demand for traditional clay 'diyas ...

“Can you imagine the pain of an artisan having to cycle a rickshaw for a living,” asks Shayam Lal Prajapati, as he shapes a diya (earthen lamp) on a potter’s wheel. We are in his workshop, on the ...

NEW DELHI: The narrow lanes of Kumhar Gram are buzzing with activity ahead of Diwali as generations of potters race to create clay decorations for customers across the country - and beyond. Known as ...