A Study on Red Terracotta Pottery Industries With Special Reference to Villages under Bhathat Block of Gorakhpur District

Abstract

The Craftsmanship of Terracotta and Pottery is related to the emotions, creative mind & soul of a person, which are used by him in this specific area of handicraft giving the life to soil. This Craftsmanship is as old as our civilization. Earlier Terracotta Pottery products (like Vessel, Pitcher, Tea pot/ Purva, Deep, Idols of God & Goddess etc) were used either for cold drinking water in summer or for taking hot tea or for worship, festival and cultural value. Now the time has changed and because of diversification in products of these industries, it has become a status symbol to decorate the houses & drawing rooms with Terracotta decorative items among all classes of people.