SLC-S33/W5 | Beyond the Map : The Living Heritage

Hello my all friends,

Big spade

This is one of the advanced shops in Chowdhuryhat blacksmith shops and such blacksmith shops are more or less seen in many markets and here we have this blacksmith shop which is many years old and here it is a traditional blacksmith shop because this blacksmith shop has been doing it for generations and the people of the family have been doing it since the beginning. And here the blacksmith industry alone makes many things with skilled craftsmen like here you can see that hot iron is used to make axes, spades, knives, and various agricultural tools and these are used for people's family and emergency purposes and people come from far and wide to make these things.

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Where is this place located, how can visitors reach it, and when did you visit it?

This blacksmith shop is located in the middle of the market in Companiganj Chowdhuryhat Bazar. Although this blacksmith shop is behind the market, people can easily find the shop because the shop is well-known to people. If anyone tries, they can easily come here by CNG rickshaw and auto rickshaw. Here, you can actually see craftsmen making different types of things and hitting hot iron with hammers or other things to make different types of things. From the front, you can see that they have made many things and arranged them in the shop so that anyone can buy them from here and they can make them by order here. Also, can you get a remittance from here?

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What tradition, craft, occupation, food culture, or community practice makes this place culturally significant?

Chowdhuryhat blacksmith shop is a traditional and unique industry. Because here many things are made by putting iron in fire and hitting it with a hammer in the old way. If you look closely, you can see that they still make da kashi, kodal, kunti, sawal and many other things with iron in the old way. And because these things are made by skilled craftsmen, there are people from near and far to buy these things here. And because these shops have been here since before, people still make these things from here, so to speak, this is a traditional industry. Blacksmith shops are still loved by people and the custom of making things in the old way is acceptable to people.

Inside the shop

Small spade

How has this heritage been preserved and passed from one generation to another?

Chowdhuryhat is a blacksmithing industry that has been learning this work from family and traditional families because those who work here have been taught this work by skilled people from their families. They believe that they learned this work by hand from their families. It can be seen that after learning this work from their inheritance and elders, now they have started working here. In other words, because of learning by hand, they still do these works very beautifully. And here they burn iron in fire to make various kinds of things. In other words, some people's art is traditional and learned from their families.

Big rod

With iron claws

How does this living heritage contribute to the local community or economy today?

But the blacksmith shops in Chowdhuryhat play a big role in the economy because they have been here for a long time and they are known to the people here. For this reason, people from far away from the surrounding people also bring old and old roads here and make different kinds of things from here. Moreover, those who bring old things here burn them in fire and make different kinds of things. Moreover, they make different kinds of things for agricultural work with these things. They do agricultural work or do family and other things. Moreover, when people come to the market, they buy different kinds of things for their families from the market and thus, the blacksmith shops play a big role in the economy.

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Coal sack

What can visitors see, learn, or experience here that helps them understand the local culture and heritage?

Chowdhury Hat is a blacksmith shop but visitors get a chance to see the people up close. Especially in the blacksmith shop, here they actually make different types of things by heating old iron and you can see it up close and gain experience. Moreover, how they do these things with patience and hard work and they have to do these things in the heat. Moreover, they make different types of things by hitting hot iron with a hammer, which takes both patience and hard work. Moreover, you can see and feel the old culture and how they make different types of things with this iron and you can understand and learn a lot of things from here.

Blacksmithing

Blacksmith

What challenges could threaten this heritage, and what can be done to help preserve it for future generations?

These blacksmith shops in Chowdhuryhat are currently facing various challenges, for example, they are making new things from old things, but the new things are expensive, so it is difficult to collect and buy these tools. Moreover, due to the increase in the price of each thing, the blacksmith industry is now facing various challenges. Moreover, the things they make often have problems selling due to publicity. If they could sell these things online or in some other way, they would also be profitable. Moreover, skilled craftsmen are decreasing day by day and many people do not want to do this profession anymore. Brother, I think you should pay attention to these aspects.

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