• Source: 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. 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. Another grand cannon named Dal Madal Kaman was built by Jagannath Karmakar in 1565 for the kingdom of Mallabhum.In the late 18th century, Panchanan Karmakar pioneered the Bengali printing industry by inventing a movable type punch marked Bengali script.




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




See also






References






Bibliography


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

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• Nikhil Arya
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• Karmakar
• Dipa Karmakar
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• Prokash Karmakar
• Panchanan Karmakar
• Tamalika Karmakar
• Vidyadhar Karmakar
• Prahlad Karmakar
• Kalidas Karmakar
• Romuald Karmakar