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'''Karmakar''' ({{lang-bn|কর্মকার}}) is a [[Bengali Hindu]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] spread throughout [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]]. The Karmakars are traditionally [[blacksmith]]s by trade. They are recognized as [[Other Backward Class]] | '''Karmakar''' ({{lang-bn|কর্মকার}}) is a [[Bengali Hindu]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] spread throughout [[West Bengal]], [[Assam]] and [[Bangladesh]]. The Karmakars are traditionally [[blacksmith]]s by trade.They are one of the fourteen castes belonging to 'Nabasakh' group.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sanyal|first=Hitesranjan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ezzuAAAAIAAJ&q=gandhabanik|title=Social Mobility in Bengal|date=1981|publisher=Papyrus|pages=115|language=en}}</ref> They are recognized as [[Other Backward Class]] and also [[Forward Caste]] (General) by the [[Government of West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anagrasarkalyan {{!}} Backward Classes Welfare Department|url=http://anagrasarkalyan.gov.in/Bcw/ex_page/17|access-date=2021-11-16|website=anagrasarkalyan.gov.in}}</ref> | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
The Karmakars used to be blacksmiths by profession. Over time, the Karmakars have produced engineering masterpieces.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} In 1637, Janardan Karmakar (Blacksmith) of Sylhet built the great gun of [[Murshidabad]], the [[Jahan Kosha Cannon]] 'Destroyer of the World', which is 18' in length and weighs around 7 tons.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5Q88AQAAIAAJ&q Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: Humanities, Volumes 36-38] Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 1991</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=TrWS_ELC4JQC The Land of the rupee] Bennett, Coleman, 1912, the [[University of Michigan]]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=t1ojAQAAMAAJ District Census Handbook, West Bengal: Birbhum] India. Superintendent of Census Operations, West Bengal, Bisweswar Ray, Superintendent, Government Printing, the University of Michigan</ref> Another grand cannon named [[Bir Hambir#Dal Madal Kaman .28Cannon.29|Dal Madal Kaman]] was built by Jagannath Karmakar in 1565 for the kingdom of [[Mallabhum]].{{Sfn|Dasgupta|2009|p=55}}In the late 18th century, [[Panchanan Karmakar]] pioneered the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] printing industry by inventing a movable type punch marked [[Bengali language|Bengali]] scripts.<ref name="Shounak Ghosal TNN">{{cite web|title=Flower power resurrects Carey legacy|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JS00vMjAxMi8wMi8wOSNBcjAwNDAx|website=timesofindia.com|publisher=The Times Of India Kolkata|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} | The Karmakars used to be blacksmiths by profession. Over time, the Karmakars have produced engineering masterpieces.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} In 1637, Janardan Karmakar (Blacksmith) of Sylhet built the great gun of [[Murshidabad]], the [[Jahan Kosha Cannon]] 'Destroyer of the World', which is 18' in length and weighs around 7 tons.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5Q88AQAAIAAJ&q Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: Humanities, Volumes 36-38] Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 1991</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=TrWS_ELC4JQC The Land of the rupee] Bennett, Coleman, 1912, the [[University of Michigan]]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=t1ojAQAAMAAJ District Census Handbook, West Bengal: Birbhum] India. Superintendent of Census Operations, West Bengal, Bisweswar Ray, Superintendent, Government Printing, the University of Michigan</ref> Another grand cannon named [[Bir Hambir#Dal Madal Kaman .28Cannon.29|Dal Madal Kaman]] was built by Jagannath Karmakar in 1565 for the kingdom of [[Mallabhum]].{{Sfn|Dasgupta|Biswas|Mallik|2009|p=55}}In the late 18th century, [[Panchanan Karmakar]] pioneered the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] printing industry by inventing a movable type punch marked [[Bengali language|Bengali]] scripts.<ref name="Shounak Ghosal TNN">{{cite web|title=Flower power resurrects Carey legacy|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JS00vMjAxMi8wMi8wOSNBcjAwNDAx|website=timesofindia.com|publisher=The Times Of India Kolkata|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} | ||
== Notables == | == Notables == | ||
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* [[Tamalika Karmakar]] (b. 1970), actress and national award winner | * [[Tamalika Karmakar]] (b. 1970), actress and national award winner | ||
* [[Kalidas Karmakar]] (b. 1946), noted artist and Ekushey Padak laureate | * [[Kalidas Karmakar]] (b. 1946), noted artist and Ekushey Padak laureate | ||
* [[Vidyadhar Karmakar]] (b.1925), actor | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==Bibliography== | |||
* {{Citation|last1=Dasgupta|first2=Samira|last2=Biswas|first3=Rabiranjan|last3=Mallik|first1=Gautam Kumar|title=Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur|publisher=A Mittal Publication|isbn=978-8183242943|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_0_o9Qj1LOEC|date=2009|page=55}} | * {{Citation|last1=Dasgupta|first2=Samira|last2=Biswas|first3=Rabiranjan|last3=Mallik|first1=Gautam Kumar|title=Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur|publisher=A Mittal Publication|isbn=978-8183242943|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_0_o9Qj1LOEC|date=2009|page=55}} | ||
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Karmakar (Bengali: কর্মকার) is a Bengali Hindu caste spread throughout West Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh. The Karmakars are traditionally blacksmiths by trade.They are one of the fourteen castes belonging to 'Nabasakh' group.[1] They are recognized as Other Backward Class and also Forward Caste (General) by the Government of West Bengal.[2]
History
The Karmakars used to be blacksmiths by profession. Over time, the Karmakars have produced engineering masterpieces.[citation needed] In 1637, Janardan Karmakar (Blacksmith) of Sylhet built the great gun of Murshidabad, the Jahan Kosha Cannon 'Destroyer of the World', which is 18' in length and weighs around 7 tons.[3][4][5] Another grand cannon named Dal Madal Kaman was built by Jagannath Karmakar in 1565 for the kingdom of Mallabhum.[6]In the late 18th century, Panchanan Karmakar pioneered the Bengali printing industry by inventing a movable type punch marked Bengali scripts.[7][citation needed]
Notables
- Radhu Karmakar (1919-1993), cinematographer and film director
- Prokash Karmakar (1933-2014), artist
- Romuald Karmakar (b. 1965), French & German film director
- Joydeep Karmakar (b. 1979), sports shooter
- Prasanta Karmakar (b. 1980), swimmer
- Dipa Karmakar (b. 1993), gymnast
- Panchanan Karmakar (d. 1804), inventor of the Bangla Font
- Tamalika Karmakar (b. 1970), actress and national award winner
- Kalidas Karmakar (b. 1946), noted artist and Ekushey Padak laureate
- Vidyadhar Karmakar (b.1925), actor
See also
References
- ↑ Sanyal, Hitesranjan (1981). Social Mobility in Bengal. Papyrus. p. 115.
- ↑ "Anagrasarkalyan | Backward Classes Welfare Department". anagrasarkalyan.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: Humanities, Volumes 36-38 Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 1991
- ↑ The Land of the rupee Bennett, Coleman, 1912, the University of Michigan
- ↑ District Census Handbook, West Bengal: Birbhum India. Superintendent of Census Operations, West Bengal, Bisweswar Ray, Superintendent, Government Printing, the University of Michigan
- ↑ Dasgupta, Biswas & Mallik 2009, p. 55.
- ↑ "Flower power resurrects Carey legacy". timesofindia.com. The Times Of India Kolkata. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
Bibliography
- Dasgupta, Gautam Kumar; Biswas, Samira; Mallik, Rabiranjan (2009), Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur, A Mittal Publication, p. 55, ISBN 978-8183242943
