Mritika Kala (मृत्तिका कला) - Pottery & Terracotta
Delve into India's ancient pottery traditions. From the blue pottery of Jaipur to the black pottery of Manipur, terracotta temples of Bengal, and the sophisticated ceramics of Khurja - learn how artisans transform humble clay into timeless beauty.
Lessons in this chapter
- Kumhara Parampara: The Potter's Ancient Craft — The Wheel That Holds A Civilization
- Blue Pottery: Persian Glazes, Rajasthani Soul — A Persian tile tradition that travelled from Kashan to Jaipur, almost died in the 1950s, and was rebuilt in a Bani Park workshop by a miniature painter using a dough that had no clay in it at all.
- Longpi & Black Pottery: Northeast & Manipur Traditions — Two Tangkhul Naga villages in the hills of Ukhrul, a weathered serpentinite outcrop that exists nowhere else in India, a bonfire instead of a kiln, a leaf instead of a glaze, and a six-century-old women's craft that is now appearing in Delhi flagship stores and on Indian food television.
- Khurja, Chinhat & Khanapur: The Ceramics Corridor — Three Potter Towns, One Kumhar Community, and a Kiln That Knows How to Wait
- Terracotta: From Bankura Horses to Temple Facades — Three Centuries of Brick, Clay and Devotion in Bengal, Rajasthan and the South