Karkhanedaar : Vanishing Traditions of Old Delhi - A Documentary

“Archiving Living Residue of a Lost World: Medieval City’s Pre-Modern Occupations in Post Modern Times” (2020-23) is a documentary-series of case-studies of people who make a living by engaging in traditional occupations which were passed on to them as "family traditions" at the medieval city of Shahjahanabad/Old Delhi. These traditional occupations are dependent on physical labour, use minimal technology and their relationships with their kinsfolk, employers and others around them are based on old world social and emotional networks. Technology has played a substantial part in loss of livelihood and business for them as most of these occupations are almost on the brink of disappearance today.
In this documentary series artisans and traditional crafts people talk about the nuances of their professions and their problems. Very few of them want their family traditions to be passed on to their children as for most survival is a struggle. The following are the excerpts from the full interviews of the twenty-six case studies available on this channel.
Conceptualised by: Dr. Uzma Azhar
Edited by: Danish Mirza
Editing Assistant : Mohammad Altaf
Project Assistant: Mohammad Alfaz
Project Supported by: Azim Premji University Research Funding Programme
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[@khalidatws]

Ye to Gold hai...many thanks for documenting lost traditions.

[@zahraq6106]

Very nice documentary review of all the traditional handicrafts researched and reviewed in this series.

[@ikabeer265]

Nice but they should learn to change with time...

[@Sarvanginnews]

धरोहर बचाने का बहुत ही बेहतरीन प्रयास

[@Sarvanginnews]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@UnpluggedAnalog]

Amazing

[@SrishtiRai-h8p]

Can you please tell me the addresses of all the shops? 🥺