Calcutta And Beyond

Dolls that speak

Doll making is an ancient craft of West Bengal.
Tucked away in the Burdwan district, the charming village of Natungram is the epicenter of Bengal’s age-old wooden doll craft. For breathtakingly lifelike clay and terracotta creations, the villages of Krishnanagar, Bishnupur, and Bankura remain the ultimate destinations

Dokra
Dokra is one of the earliest methods of non-ferrous metal casting known to human civilization. It is the most complicated metal casting done with lost-wax technique. 
A visit to the Dokra tribal village is captivating with the rustic and pastoral charm of this art with its primeval simplicity and beguiling folk motifs. The art is very ethnic and boasts of real folk essence.