The Lady Potter

In small Rajashtani villages you might be lucky to find a chai waller using terracotta clay cups called Pi Ke Puht.      Pi Ke meaning to drink and Puht the sound of the cup smashing.   In recent times these traditional cups are being replaced by plastic cups and the cycle of clay, cup, earth has been disrupted leaving a mounting of waste all over 
India.    I, of course, have to bring these magic cups home,,

the lady potter seemingly effortlessly threw about six cup a minute before our very eyes..  It was an amazing sight..   The cups were set to dry under the hot sun before firing

From the street there was only a door in the wall.   On opening the door the scene was, on one side, the electric wheel, thrown cups, lumps of clay, and  a rudimentary kiln.     The courtyard was also full of family members, some involved in the cup productions, ladies going about their various tasks.
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