Karmakar (Template:Lang-bn) is a Bengali Hindu caste spread throughout West Bengal. The Karmakars are traditionally blacksmiths by trade.They are one of the fourth castes belonging to Bengalis of West Bengal .[1] They are recognized as Upper Higher 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.Template: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.Template:SfnIn the late 18th century, Panchanan Karmakar pioneered the Bengali printing industry by inventing a movable type punch marked Bengali scripts.[6]Template: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
- ↑ Social Mobility in Bengal{{#if:Sanyal|, Sanyal}. Papyrus(1981)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Flower power resurrects Carey legacy. timesofindia.com. The Times Of India Kolkata. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
Bibliography
- Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur. A Mittal Publication(2009).