A Gate to Agate: The Historical, Material and Social Lives of Agate Artisans in Khambhat, Gujarat, AY 2025-26

File

Identifier: FLU.RG02.EXP.DIP.2025-26.034

Scope and Contents

This study examines the historical, material, and social lives of agate artisans in Khambhat, Gujarat. The latter is a town with a documented lapidary tradition which extends back to the Indus Valley Civilisation The main findings are that production is organised through household workshops structured along caste-based divisions of labour, mediated by hereditary debt (the peshgi system), and compensated through piece-rate wages that accumulate to approximately one hundred and fifty to two hundred rupees per working day.

Dates

Creation: AY 2025-26

Full Extent

4 digital object(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Undetermined

Additional Description

Physical Description

genreform: Photograph, Documentary, Presentation, Report

Faculty Mentor

Seema Potluri

Student Researchers

Saee Joshi (Group Representative), Neha Poorana (Co GR), Daksh Verma, Vedika Bhiwaniwalla, Roshan Sankar, Maanav Goyel, Miti Soni, Rukaiya Sidhpurwala, Inaaya Jaggia, Vivana Salian, Anainah Adajania, Lynn Frank, Bhavtaarinee Chander