Livelihood Patterns of Potters Community: A Study on Maderganj Upazila at Jamalpur District
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: For ages, potters have been helping society by making earthen products suitable for daily use from clay. Potters keep the pottery alive. They have been making pottery for ages as a means of their life and livelihood. The origin of pottery in Bangladesh dates back to the Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa civilizations, following the discovery of earthenware during the excavation of Mohasthangar in Bogra. But, at present times, this profession has faced a lot of problems and the civilization and modernization-based society has not been interested at using pottery products. They are now using different types of plastics and material products at their daily life. On the other hand, the lack of support and initiatives for these traditional professions is causing them to evaporate from our society day by day, and the people involved in these professions are leading miserable lives. This research was conducted by the following qualitative research and case study was the prime method of data collection. The study has found that the increasing use of plastics and aluminium products has led peoples have not interested at using pottery products. So, the decrease of the incomes indicates they are facing a lot of economic problems and leading miserable life. At present time, the changing trend of profession in their community at high because of incoming of this profession has not sufficient to maintain their family and basic needs. For existing conditions, the government should have come forward keeping sustain this profession and sustaining the livelihoods patters of potters by taking different types of programs and policy at the grassroot levels.
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4412366855