Kumortuli |Clay idol | KOLKATA
" Kumortuli , Sovabazar..."
Kumor 'means potter, and' tuli 'means place, so basically, Kumortuli is the potters' place.
মায়ের প্রতিমা তৈরীতে ব্যস্ত....!
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" Goddess Durga "
The victory of British East India Company in the Battle of Plassey in 1757, led to the emergence of British colonization of Bengal, following which, the Company decided to develop a new settlement at Gobindapur village, the site, today known as the Fort William.
Most of the local rich and elite babus shifted to Sutanuti, comprising of Jorasanko and Pathuriaghata, while separate districts were allocated for the working‑class population under the supervision of John Zephaniah Holwell, the then Governor of Bengal.
Such districts, which can be easily referred to as 'old Kolkata', were assigned work‑related names, for instance, 'Suriparah' was the place of wine sellers, 'Collotollah', the place of oil men, 'Ahiritola', the cowherd's quarters, 'Chuttarparah', the place of carpenters, and 'Kumortuli', the potters' quarters.
The potters of Kumortuli, forged clay sourced from the nearby Hooghly River into various potteries, and sold their products at Sutanuti Bazar (modern‑day Burrabazar) to earn their living. With the declining demand for earthenware, these potters, with a prowess for creativity, gradually transformed into expert artisans, and took up idol making as their primary profession.
Nowadays, Kumortuli potters, not only manufacture clay idols of gods and goddesses that are worshipped in Indian cities, but they also export the idols on a regular basis for numerous festivals celebrated by Indian communities in foreign countries.
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