A Study on Socio-economic Condition of Kumhar’s (Pottery Makers) of Jasra District Prayagraj, U.P.

“Pottery making is considered to be age old traditional occupation, of the human civilization and culture Kumhars of India. Potters were probably the first engineers in the history of human civilization.” The first group to be withdrawn from food production and to be engaged in a full time profession. Socio-Economic survey of the living and working conditions of the traditional potters objectives of identifying the traditional potter communities and their Socio-Economic status, and problems faced by them and helping them to improve their productivity and profitability through value addition of their finished products. Present research focused on the Socio-Economic problems of the Kumhar’s (Pottery Makers) of Prayagraj district. The research is based on the survey done in Jasra block with the help of purposive sampling. The Potters associated with this profession are under occupational transition which is evident through a vast change of this professional and at the locale. Many potters left this work and started working in different roles and took different jobs such as masonry labor, driver, overseas workers in the last decade people engaged with this art have switched occupation. The main reason behind the decreasing trend in this art work was that people did not like this profession anymore because the profit margin was too small and people effort put in was much. Another reason behind the insignificance in pottery was lack of interest on part of workers. As far as cities are concerned people are getting advanced and modern. They prefer to use glass, disposal with and steel made products. Occupation was a unique combination of activities.