BANKURA PANCHMURA TERRACOTTA CRAFT

The elegant Bankura Pachmura Terracotta Craft has been an icon of Bengal’s traditional handicraft industry. But very few people are aware that this terracotta horse – more popularly referred as “Bankura-r ghora”- are handcrafted by artisans of a particular village – Panchmura where almost all families are involved in making such terracotta idols. In this issue, Team WHEELS explores the potters’ village of Panchmura in a trendy Fiat Avventura.