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Significance of Ghatam:
It is very challenging and significant in making amazing sound rhythms with resonance that gives various pitch on the application of different quantities of clay, plasticine and water on the inner surface of it. Thus the professional manufacturers are very cautious on the usage of soils, which is the major element for the instrument’s sustainability. It also ensures the safety and security to the instrument while playing ghatam with force. Terms involved in Soil Science: Soil is commonly meant as “dirt” or “earth”. In engineering terms soil is indicated as loose rock particles. Soil science includes edaphology and pedology. Edaphology: It is the study of ecological study of soil that influences and interacts with the living beings, especially with plants. Pedology:
It focuses on the formation, description and morphology of soils. Soil texture is a qualitative classification tool that is used in both laboratory and in field to determine classes for soils based on their physical texture. Clayey soil is considered as the “skin of the earth”. It is distinguished by its color namely black, white, yellow and red that differs from all other soils, being tough, cold and wet. It consists of organic gases, liquids, mixture of minerals and interfaces with its lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. Thus this particular type of soil is used for making the instrument ghatam. While making ghatam the five elements of nature like earth, water, fire, sun and air are invariably used. As earth is referred to soil and clay gets bounded by water easily. Sun helps in drying of the earthen pot. Later the clay is baked in fire and since the air is present inside the instrument, it initiates the sound creating its own unique timber.
Main Place of Ghatam Making: Ghatams are manufactured in Panruti, Chennai and Bengaluru. But the main place where the ghatams are manufactured is in Manamadurai of Tamil Nadu. Meenakshi Kesavan (63 years old) is an expert ghatam maker residing in Manamadurai.
She and her family are the only ones producing the unique type of ghatam in the town for the past century. She has been involved in making ghatams since she was 15 years old. She got married into a family where at least four generations have made the instrument. Thus from then she is been tapping mud pots for more than four and half decades. She learnt the art of making ghatam from her husband and father-in-law. It is her family that is preserving their 160 years old legacy. As per the information given by her son Ramesh, it takes nearly six years to master the art of making the instrument. But if the person being a non-traditional potter then it takes longer time to master the art. Ghatam maker Meenakshi Kesavan is fondly called as “the potter who got an award” in the region, as she is been awarded with the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi from the President of India on 11th April 2014. It is she - the very first instrument maker of the country to receive such prestigious award!
Address
U.V.K RAMESH(ghatam Maker)
120 Kulalar Street,
Manamadurai.
sivagangai dis
Tamil Nadu
Cell 98420 75871
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