• 1Bhaskar Jyoti Regon

Pottery making is an age- old traditional occupation of the human civilization. Pottery is important for both economic as well as cultural aspect. It is a labour intensive and eco-friendly industry with huge Potential of employment generation. Few of traditional communities in the world practice this tradition as a occupation. In Assam ‘Hira’ and ‘Kumar’ community only involve in pottery making tradition due to their traditionally hereditary pursuit occupation. It is women predominant industry. The pottery industry provides full and part time employment opportunities among the large marginalized section of the society. This research proposed to examine the various problems related to pottery industry and its prospects. The research is based on both qualitative and quantitative method. The study covers three district of Assam namely Majuli, Sivasagar and Dhuburi.

Pottery, Traditional, Employment, Marginalized, Civilization, Community.

"Problems and Prospects of Pottery Industry in Assam, A Comparative Study of three District viz, Dhubri, Majuli and Sivasagar", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.51-57, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905O08.pdf

"Problems and Prospects of Pottery Industry in Assam, A Comparative Study of three District viz, Dhubri, Majuli and Sivasagar", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp51-57, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905O08.pdf