Tag: indigenous craft

Majuli, Assam: When Prasanna Bora, a 44-year-old boat-maker from Salmora in Assam’s Majuli island, was in his teens, nearly every family in his village had someone who built boats. But now, he is one of a few remaining professional boat-makers. “It is difficult to procure the timber required for making boats these days,” Bora told IndiaSpend. “Every […]