Pottery

Uttam Kumar Pal

Call: 9051458869

Uttam Kumar Pal of Chaltaberia is a master craftsman of terracotta art. He learnt the technicalities of the craft from his father Late Lalit Kumar Karmakar and has been engaged in it for 35 years. Uttam has participated in various trainings like Rural Entrepreneurship Development programme in Kolkata, specialized training on terracotta in Maharashtra in 2003 and on pottery at Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, 2005. Uttam has also attended a Product Development workshop at Salt Lake, Kolkata in 2007 and received training on design on pottery in New Delhi. He has received state awards 6 times and is the recipient of Rajya Charukala Award in 2006, award from NABARD, Kala Nidhi Award at Surajkund Mela in 2008. His craft has also fetched him awards at the international level from UNESCO in 2008, from South Korea in 2009 and from World Craft Council in 2014. Uttam showcased his craft in various exhibitions held in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Odisha, Kolkata and Haryana. Besides these, his work has taken him to foreign shores like Italy, Spain, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Japan Presently; he is also running his own unit, R.M. Terracotta Pottery House.

Apu Pal

Call: 7890618188

Apu Pal is a young pottery artist of Chaltaberia and has been working in this craft for the last 5 years. He has learnt this craft from Swapan Pal who is also a resident of Chaltaberia. He makes wide variety of pottery items like flower pot, water bottles, lamp shades and other fine pottery work as per the sample he gets from the shopkeepers and the emporiums from places like Delhi, Bombay, Nagpur, Hyderabad etc. However Apu does not participate in fairs directly.

Dulal Chandra Ray

Call: 9733435602

Dulal Chandra Ray is a potter from Uttar Dinajpur district. He belongs to a family of potters and has learnt the craft from his father late Narendranath Roy. He makes traditional pottery items, jewellery, bottles, jugs and decorative items. Ray has participated in fairs in Delhi, Goa, Pune, Odisha, Jaipur and Kolkata. He has won both the District and State level Award and is a master craftsman and gives training to his fellow villagers.

Prafulla Roy

Call: 9064730757

Prafulla Roy is a young potter of Kunoor, Haatpara in Uttar Dinajpur district. He is into pottery for the last 20 years and has learnt from his uncle Dulal Chandra Roy, an ace craftsman. He makes decorative items like flower vase, pen stands,diyas, crockeries and jugs. Roy has participated in fairs in Kolkata, Gangtok and Siliguri and is also a recipient of the District Award 2011.