Appliqué in Sonepur District - Subarnapur

terracotta production. At present, these households are engaged in this activity as primary
livelihood. The income source from terracotta is Rs.80000/- per annum and Rs. 40000/-
from agriculture. They supply the order to private party at a tune of Rs.20000/- per annum.
In the same village, kumbhar family were producing traditional items like khapar,
pot, deep etc but their earning was less rarely fulfill their basic needs. The idea of
Brundaban Rana worked under Iswar Rana of Anilachhat village for 6 months. He visited to
Calcutta exhibition with the Iswar Rana and gained experience. Once he alone participated
in Bhopal exhibition through DC, Handicraft. The self confidence made him create
awareness in the village and encouraged for production of terracotta product. Another rural
artisan Gannanath Rana inspired by his wife who knew the art of terracotta helped both wife
and husband to go for terracotta production. After that 25 households engaged in product
diversification work. This work attracted funding agencies to invest for skill development
training for 3 months from DC, Handicraft through NRDC, RLTAP sponsored for 2 months
and Design Development programme from DRDA for 1 month. These families income source
from terracotta is 30000/- to 50000/- from terracotta craft and Rs.10000/- from agriculture.
At present in this village 3 MCM are present named as Brundaban Rana, Gananath Rana and
Kusha Sahoo those have visited different district to impart training on terracotta.
Marketing support through Exhibition and tie up with different showroom and agencies:
DSMS, DC, Handicraft, NRDC and DIC.
The product produced are lamp set, hanging bell, vessel, mask, ganesha, wall hanging
items, flower vessel, pen stand, brush stand, agarbati stand, decorative item, elephant /
horses / bullock cart, night lamp, hanging lamp, swastika hanging, kalasha, design pot.
In Kuhibahal village, 3 SHGs are named as terracotta SHG where 21 households
changed their lives from traditional practice to modern utility product as per the market
demand. The changing initiative was taken up by Mukunda Rana in the year 1997. Earlier
their income source was Rs.12000/- from traditional items produced and Rs.10000/- from
agriculture per annum. Mukunda Rana learn the new lesson from Manabodha Rana a artisan
from Barpali, Bargarh worked with him for 2 months and started production by himself.
NRDC was the stepping stone to support and develop these artisans to new frame. Some
artisan participated in the exhibition within and outside state.
They have been provided Design Development training for 15
days, 6 months, 3 months from DC, Handicraft involving 21
HHs. Debraj Sahoo, Designer has imparted training to them.
At present they are earning Rs.30000/- from terracotta and
Rs.20000/- from agriculture per annum. At present some
artisan are recognized as MCM. They are Makunda Rana,
Asadu Rana, Gadadhar Rana, Bhubaneswar Rana, Pancha
Rana and Dhiren Rana.
Marketing support through Exhibition and tie up with different showroom and agencies:
DSMS, DC, Handicraft, NRDC, and DIC.
The products produced are ganesha, manna, flower vessel, mosquito coil cover, pen stand,
candle stand, wall hanging and animal items.
Emerging Terracotta Craft in Tarva block:
In Daulpadar village there are 40 potter families working with their traditional items
and selling local market and neighbour village vending. Two families were working with
terracotta craft but later on one left this activity due to his domestic problem. Ratnakar
Rana a rural artisan has under gone training at Bhubaneswar by Debraj Sahoo, Designer art
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