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IN SEONI DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH
IS INHABITED BY 110 FAMILIES

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MA SATELLITE IMAGE OF PACHDHAR VILLAGE

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VIDARBHA IS ONE OF THE 3 TONNES OF SOIL OR
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PRIMARY DESTINATION FOR TRACTOR FULL OF EARTH

THESE SURVIVAL UTILITIES FOR Rs 1000 IS ORDERED
HERE WHICH LAST FOR
AROUND A MONTH AND
ITS MOULDED INTO AROUND
400-500 MATKIS ON AN
AVERAGE
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KUMB

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THE ENTIRE ECONOMY OF PACHDHAR
THIS VILLAGE IS A NATIVE IS TAKEN TO TRADERS IN NAGPUR (90km)
TO TRADITIONAL POTTER TO FIND PROFITABLE MARKETS FOR
COMMUNITY WHICH HOSTS THERE PRODUCE
CRAFTSMEN OF UNIQUE AND
FASCINATING TALENTS PAINTED WITH WHITE AND BLUE,
ALMOST EVERY HOUSE IS MADE
THE POTS
OF MUD (KACCHA HOUSES), HAS
C ER M A D HUGE VERANDAHS FOR MOULDING
A U E EARTH INTO EARTHEN UTILITIES NG O
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AND BEAUTIFUL CRAFTS
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FARMERS AND POTTERS

OF

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OF PACHDHAR, PRACTICE
THIS TIMELESS HANDCRAFTS E

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MANSHIP AS THEIR PRIMARY VILLAG

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OCCUPATION NEXT TO ONLY

AS
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
PRODUCT BUSINESS IS RELATIVELY
LOW, AS THERE IS A VERY LITTLE
DEMAND FOR ARTEFACTS FROM
THIS AREA