Methodology
The methodology
essentially had three parts:
- Identification of craftsperson in Lucknow - The identification of craftsperson was based on secondary information collected from various trusts, organizations, NGO’s and agencies at the state level.
- Artisan survey in the identified regions - Once craftsperson of each process was identified, a survey of those places and artisan was undertaken. For this purpose a detailed questionnaire was developed with socio-economic indicators. Once the data was collected in specified format, it was analyzed and discussions with craft revivalist and educationist undertaken to synthesize a structure of extinct traditions.
- Comparison and validation of data- The comparison of data collected was undertaken with other crafts processes of India through available literature. The details of processes were validated trough scientific reasoning for the processes.