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Along with Ms.
Pal, well-known terracotta artist Ashis Kumar Biswas will also be participating in the Art Week, a part of the 5th China South Asian Expo. It was dominated by male artisans till women like China Pal broke the stereotype and took up the profession practised by their fathers and grandfathers. Ma Zhanwu, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Kolkata, confirmed that “one lady from Kumartuli” had agreed to participate in the Art Week. First visit abroadSpeaking to The Hindu on Friday, Ms.
Pal said this is her first overseas visit. more-inChina Pal, one of the first women Durga Puja idol makers of Kumartuli, will be participating in the China-South/ Southeast Asian Art Week at Kunming in the Yunnan province in south China, from June 13-20..