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In The Shadows : Unknown Craftsmen Of Bengal
Author: Payal Mohanka
ISBN: 9788189738112
Binding: Paper Back
Publishing Year: 2007
Publisher: Niyogi Books Offset Pvt. Ltd.
Number of Pages: 108
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In certain villages of West Bengal, the rural economy is driven by rather unusual professions. One cluster of craftsmen churns out wigs, another lights...polo balls...boats...shuttlecocks...jeans..."In the Shadows - Unknown Craftsmen of Bengal" chronicles the story of six such rural areas.It takes a close look at the lives, craft and future of the people who live here. Following the original process which has been passed down generations, these craftsmen keep alive old family traditions. Their efforts give them a basic livelihood, and in some cases a little more.These crafts or products have given these otherwise obscure villages an identity, a quiet sense of pride even if the material gains are meagre."In the Shadows - Unknown Craftsmen of Bengal" celebrates the indomitable spirit of enterprise of our rural craftsmen. It also gently reminds us that each time a polo ball-maker or boat-maker passes away, the craft moves a step closer to extinction.
About Author
Payal Mohanka (nee Singh) started her career as a journalist with The Illustrated Weekly of India and spent over a decade with the magazine covering a wide range of subjects. In 1995 she was awarded the prestigious Press Fellowhip to Wolfson College, Cambridge. She then moved to broadcast journalism, reporting for India Business Report on BBC World Service Television and CNBC India for over seven years. In 2002 she made a documentary on Chandernagor, a former French colony, titled Little France on the Hooghly and in 2003 a documentary on Mother Teresa, From Saint to Sainthood, which was selected for the Philadelphia Documentary Film Festival and screened at the Nehru Centre in London. Payal Mohanka has also written for Rediff.Com and The Round Table - the Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs.
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