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Gohona Gram: The Last Holdout Of Jewellery Artisans - Bangladesh (38)

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers make and sorting out copper and silver jewellery at Bhakurta village in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 21, 2021. Thousands of pieces of flashy jewellery found at shops in the capital Dhaka are crafted in this village. Most people these days know the place as "gohona gram" (jewellery village). Even though the jewellers say they have been living there for a few generations - nearly a century ????" it became well-known as gohona gram only two to three decades back. Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Not just men, women and children also work here hand-in-hand in making jewelleries. It is a part of their lifestyle. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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