Terracotta horses of Bankura are facing tough competition from politicians, who have jumped over political hurdles with alacrity in the run-up to the Assembly elections in Bengal.
Mahadeb Kumbhakar, a 45-year-old terracotta craftsman, is immersed in making a pair of horses at his one-storey house in Panchmura village. The order has been placed by a Calcutta boutique and despite the March afternoon heat, Mahadeb cannot afford leisure as he has to meet the deadline.
“I am very busy now. I have to deliver this order within three days. I am just finishing the clay work. Now I need to paint and burn it,” says Mahadeb, working on the terrace.