For over 100 years, these potters have kept the age-old art form of diya-making alive. Brut and V-Guard Industries Ltd. long-lasting wires bring to you the story of potters from Delhi’s Kumhar Gram who have been carrying forward the gift of their ancestors.
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00:00This art is at least more than 100 years old.
00:03My grandfather came from the village, then my father learned the art.
00:07With my father, I learned it. Now I do it.
00:12There are at least a thousand houses here.
00:28Out of a thousand houses, this is the only one that works.
00:31This place is called Kumar Colony because of the Kumars.
00:35This colony is famous all over the world.
00:42This is the Kumars Colony.
00:47This is the Kumars Colony.
00:52This is the Kumars Colony.
00:57This is the Kumars Colony.
01:02More than 50% of the population is from Rajasthan.
01:2310% of the population is from Haryana.
01:265% of the population is from Bihar and UP.
01:29Relatives used to come together.
01:32Slowly, the colony grew.
01:35Slowly, the colony grew.
01:47My grandfather's grandfather used to do the same.
01:50I have been doing this for 35-37 years.
02:02For us, festivals are very important because this is what gives us food.
02:07We start preparing for this work 6-8 months in advance.
02:20The soil comes from the fields.
02:22We dry it, break it, and filter it.
02:27After filtering, we add water and wash it.
02:31After it is ready, we dry it in the sun.
02:35After drying, we color it.
02:37After coloring, we put it in a bucket.
02:47We keep thinking about what to make next.
02:51Every year, we try to come up with something new.
02:59A wholesaler comes.
03:02We give money to the wholesaler.
03:05The wholesaler picks up the quantity and sells it at his own rate.
03:10We don't get any profit.
03:19We want people to come to us.
03:23We make various items out of the soil.
03:27If people come to us and buy them, we will get more profit.
03:40We don't find anything better than this.
03:42This art is very important to us.
03:45We have done everything with this in our lives.
03:48If someone wants to learn from us, we can teach them.
03:52If someone learns, the art will stay alive.