Title: ECONOMICS BEHIND DHOKRA CRAFTSWITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BANKURA DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL

Authors: Gopal Haldar* and Kanchan Datta

Abstract: Bankura district of West Bengal has great prospective for expansion of small scale and cottage industry specially the handicrafts industries. The structure of the cluster (production unit) of Dhokra craft is very traditional handicraft unique, highly appalled and most of the units work single handedly with help of the family members including young Boys and Girls. This research study is basically tries to explore economics behind this handicraft item namely of Dhokra. This study finds that this handicrafts industry is also suffering from lot of problems mainly, reduction of the market demand, presence of middlemen, lack of capital, low literacy of the artisans etc. This study reveals that that there should be more encouragement from the Government or from the State Craft’s Council to promote the craft at the national and the international levels. More Exhibitions and Sales outlet should be done that the common people get to know more about the Dhokra Craft and the craftsmen should be given exposition to the outer world directly for the sustainability of this handicraft items.

Keywords: Handicrafts, Dhokra, Craftsmen, State Craft’s Council, Exhibitions, Sales outlet.

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