Clay Image Makers of Kumartuli (2014)

Release Date: 2014-10-09
Runtime: 0h 52min
Production Company: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Production Country: India
Director: Ranajit Ray

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.