Pottery in the form of artistic expression, is one of the important ways of communicating the traditional knowledge and information as it communicates valuable information about the human past with the help of earthen made vessels and idols. It has communicated the information even before technology has made a room for science communication. Science Communication incorporates the communication among groups within the scientific community, counting those in academic world and industry. The academician from science and social science background has got many valuable information from pottery and so is the government, media (including museums and science centers) and general public. Therefore, Pottery talks and communicates the information. This paper will focus on preserving the pottery in India: A traditional medium of science Communication, as community associated with it, known as Kumhar are losing interest eventually in practicing pottery.
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27 July 2023
2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUTURISTIC AND SUSTAINABLE ASPECTS IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY: FSAET-2021
24–26 December 2021
Mathura, India
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July 27 2023
Preserving the pottery in India: A traditional medium of science communication
Amit Kumar;
Amit Kumar
a)
1
Department of Tribal Studies, Central University of Jharkhand
, Cheri-Manatu, Ranchi, PIN-835222, Jharkhand, India
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Rabindranath Sarma
Rabindranath Sarma
b)
1
Department of Tribal Studies, Central University of Jharkhand
, Cheri-Manatu, Ranchi, PIN-835222, Jharkhand, India
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a)Corresponding Author: [email protected]
AIP Conf. Proc. 2721, 070024 (2023)
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Amit Kumar, Rabindranath Sarma; Preserving the pottery in India: A traditional medium of science communication. AIP Conf. Proc. 27 July 2023; 2721 (1): 070024. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0153894
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