Moulds for sweetsInterview
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Sourav Roy: We are here to speak with Jayanta Das, who is an artisan of moulds and dice for sweets (mishti). I want to ask you about the current situation of the industry of wooden moulds for sweets.
Jayanta Kumar Das: The way I see it, given the current perspective, the future is very bleak.…
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One of the oldest engravings on earthen pots in Bengal can be found in an archaeological site named Pandu near Burdwan. This archaeological sample reflects the designs that were part of ancient clay art. In one of the designs there is a fishing net with fishes engraved on a clay pot. This design…
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This module on the traditions of sweet crafting in Bengal includes an overview article which tries to understand the craftsmanship of sweets across two sites—household and sweetshops. The article on sugar debates its power on the sweet map of the world. The article and image gallery on mould …
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