Potters plight worsen amid Covid-19 Lockdown

Team Udayavani, May 12, 2020, 10:19 AM IST

Mysore: Summer season is here, and potters were all set to display their new batch of clay pots. But the lockdown has hampered the earnings of workers of unorganized sector.

Summer was the best season for them to sell the pottery and earn profit to save it for the rainy season. Potters work mainly five-to-six months in a year, three to four months in summer and then two months around Diwali and for the rest part, they live off the money earned during the said time.

Every year potters from Rajasthan and Bihar come to Mysore for business. Clay wares were being sold in various places such as Kalamandir, Saraswathipuram, Vijayanagar and   Kuvempu Nagar.  But this time the pottery which was made two months ago is still lying unsold.

From past 3 decades, Rajasthan-based group have been selling clay pots, dolls etc. As the summer begins, they bring pottery from Gujarat and decorate it. But, this year Covid-19 has disrupted their lives.