Karmakar

Karmakar (Bengali: কর্মকার) is a Bengali Hindu caste spread throughout West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. The Karmakars are traditionally blacksmiths by trade.

History

The Karmakars used to be blacksmiths by profession. Over time, the Karmakars have produced engineering masterpieces.^{[citation needed]} In 1637, Janardan Karmakar (Blacksmith) of Sylhet built the great gun of Murshidabad, the Jahan Kosha Cannon 'Destroyer of the World', which is 18' in length and weighs around 7 tons.^[1]^[2]^[3] Another grand cannon named Dal Madal Kaman was built by Jagannath Karmakar in 1565 for the kingdom of Mallabhum.^[4]In the late 18th century, Panchanan Karmakar pioneered the Bengali printing industry by inventing a movable type punch marked Bengali script.^[5]^{[citation needed]}

Notables

Radhu Karmakar (1919–1993), cinematographer and film director
Prokash Karmakar (1933–2014), artist
Romuald Karmakar (b. 1965), French & German film director
Joydeep Karmakar (b. 1979), sports shooter
Prasanta Karmakar (b. 1980), swimmer
Dipa Karmakar (b. 1993), gymnast
Panchanan Karmakar (d. 1804), inventor of the Bangla Font
Tamalika Karmakar (b. 1970), actress and national award winner
Kalidas Karmakar (b. 1946), noted artist and Ekushey Padak laureate
Vidyadhar Karmakar (b.1925), actor

References

^ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: Humanities, Volumes 36-38 Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 1991
^ The Land of the rupee Bennett, Coleman, 1912, the University of Michigan
^ District Census Handbook, West Bengal: Birbhum India. Superintendent of Census Operations, West Bengal, Bisweswar Ray, Superintendent, Government Printing, the University of Michigan
^ Dasgupta, Biswas & Mallik 2009, p. 55.
^ "Flower power resurrects Carey legacy". timesofindia.com. The Times Of India Kolkata. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

Bibliography

Dasgupta, Gautam Kumar; Biswas, Samira; Mallik, Rabiranjan (2009), Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur, A Mittal Publication, p. 55, ISBN 978-8183242943

Bengali Hindus

Society

Groups	Babu Bangal Bhadralok Ghoti
Castes	Aguri Bagdi Baidya Baishya Kapali Baishya Saha Barujibi Bauri Brahmin Chunaru Dom Gandhabanik Suvarna Banik Hari Kaibartya Kansabanik Karmakar Kayastha Kulin Maulika Mahishya Malla Namasudra Namassej Avarna Sadgop Shunri Yogi

Religion

Books	Bhagavad Gita Chandi Panchali Matuasmritokotha
Sects	Brahmo Kartabhaja Shaiva Shakta Vaishnava
Orders	Adi Brahmo Samaj Ananda Marga Bharat Sevashram Sangha Brahmo Conference Organisation Brahmo Samaj Gaudiya Math Gaudiya Mission International Society for Krishna Consciousness Matua Mahasangha Ramakrishna Order Self-Realization Fellowship Sri Aurobindo Ashram Vedanta Society Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
Festivals	Poila Baisakh Rabindra Jayanti Akshaya Tritiya Buddho Purnima Shashthi Savitri Brata Ambubachi Mela Dhamrai Jagannath Roth Jhulan Purnima Janmashtami Bhadu Ganesh Chaturthi Vishwakarma Puja Durga Puja Lakshmi Puja Diwali Kali Puja Bhai Phonta Shakta Rash Nabanna Jagaddhatri Puja Kalpataru Day Swami Vivekananda's Birthday Makar Sankranti Maghotsab Saraswati Puja Maha Shivaratri Dol Purnima Holi Gajan

Culture

Music	Rabindra Sangeet Shyama Sangeet Kirtan Bishnupur gharana
Dance	Gaudiya Nritya Rabindra Nritya Natya
Literature	Vaishnava Padavali Mangal-Kavya Panchali Kallol Hungry generation