Daton School's Unique Saraswati Puja: Students Learn Pottery, Reviving Traditional Craft
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News18•23-01-2026, 20:35
Daton School's Unique Saraswati Puja: Students Learn Pottery, Reviving Traditional Craft
- •Daton Bhagabat Charan High School in West Medinipur organized a unique Saraswati Puja, focusing on skill development beyond academics.
- •A potter, Suryakanta Bera, demonstrated the traditional art of making clay items by spinning the wheel to students.
- •The initiative aimed to teach students a novel skill and foster creative ideas, as stated by Headmaster Arvind Das.
- •This effort helps revive the disappearing craft of pottery, which is still practiced by some artists in Daton.
- •Both current students and alumni attended, appreciating the thoughtful and reflective arrangement during the puja.
Why It Matters: Daton school innovatively combined Saraswati Puja with pottery lessons, promoting traditional crafts and creativity.
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