Subarnapur Terracotta Artisans Producer Company Limited

Our group is based out in Kuhibahal village. It’s in the Sonepur block, and we’ve been working with terracotta for a long time. This producer company was set up to help the local artisans here in the village have a proper way to sell their work. It’s not a fancy setup. We work in the sheds and yards around the village, mostly near the Rampur area. You’ll see a lot of clay and kilns if you visit. We handle the collection of the finished pots and figures from the different families here. Sometimes the weather makes it hard to dry the clay, so we have to wait. It’s honest work and it’s what we know. The paperwork side is handled in a small room we use as an office. We aren't expert businessmen, just people who make things with our hands. We try to get the pieces to markets where people appreciate the traditional style. It takes a lot of patience to get the firing right. We all know each other here in Kuhibahal. It’s a community thing more than anything else. We hope to keep the tradition going so the younger ones don’t all leave for the city. It’s quiet out here, but the sound of the wheels turning is always there. The pots are piled up in the corner of the yard right now, waiting for the next truck to arrive.