Purba Medinipur Artisans Revive Bamboo Craft with Innovative Designs

• In Purba Medinipur's Patashpur 2 block, 40 families rely on traditional bamboo craft for their livelihood.
• The craft, which produces daily necessities like winnowing fans, sieves, and baskets, faces decline due to plastic dominance.
• Artisans have innovated by creating new designs and decorative household items to boost demand.
• Despite rising bamboo prices and production costs, the community, including women and children, works together to preserve the craft.
• This initiative is not just for survival but also to uphold a century-old cultural tradition of rural Bengal.

Why It Matters: Purba Medinipur artisans are successfully reviving traditional bamboo craft through innovation and community effort.