Patuas of Purba Medinipur - A Study of Economic Perspective
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 10
Abstract
The patua community of the district of Purba Medinipur in the state of West Bengal in India is recognised as an artisan class (occupational caste-guild named ‘Nabasakh’ according Brahmavaibarta Purana). It is very important that patuas of the district of Purba Medinipur produced craft products (mainly scroll painting or pata-painting) based on indigenous knowledge. After independence the Government of India has tried to uplift the position of rural artisan class all over India through different projects under the Ministry of Handicrafts. Department of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises and Textiles was also formed in West Bengal in late 1950’s. Moreover, District Industrial Centre was also formed in every district of West Bengal including Purba Medinipur. Since independence the Government of India has tried to uplift the position of chitrakars or patuas of undivided district of Medinipur (now it is divided into the districts of Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram) and other rural artisan classes under the Ministry of Handicrafts. Then after 1999 SGSY was started and it also improved the economic condition of patuas. Activities of Self Help Groups (SHGs), State and Central Governments, the growing retail industries and new urban customers have increased the income opportunities of the artisan communities including the patuas of Purba Medinipur. In the era of commercialisation and globalisation improvement of the economic conditions of patuas of Purba Medinipur are important. But the effects of globalisation demoralise the traditional style of scroll painting or pata painting.
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Keya Mandal
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