Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent :
The sound of charcoal is no more. A few days ago, the direction that could go, the sound of the ears. It was a picture of the village of Palideha and Arambariya of Ishwardi’s Sara union. The village room was heard from house to house, the sound of wooden wheels. Mistripara used to face the arrival of the seller. There is no livelihood now. Arambariya and Palideha are just silent now.
There was a time when cows and buffalo cars were the only vehicle for the movement and transport of the people of the village. The wheels of these cars were set up in the village of Sara Union. With the touch of modernity, the northern tradition is almost extinct. The father-in-law left the work of making the wheel. The woods used in cows, buffaloes and horse cars made here were in different regions of the country including Bhairab, Gazipur, Sylhet and Dhaka. From Ishwardi Junction and Azimnagar Station, these wheels used to travel every day to different parts of the country.
In Serejamin, all the factories in Gauripur and Palideha areas are closed. Mistripara has been dissolved in the Padma River. Artisans and traders said that there were more than half a hundred khakas in making wheels in the area 30-40 years ago. Now 40 to 50 people are holding this traditional business. Babala raises the prices of different materials, including wood, and most of the factories have been closed due to lack of demand for wheels as before.
Young youths do not want parents to come to this profession. Ham Malitha (65), the owner of the wheel -making factory of Arambariya, has kept the patriarchal profession in many hardships. He said that at one time there were about 700 factories in the village of Arabariya and Palideha of Ishwardi. Every day, 600 pairs of wheels were made. Now there are 20-25 factories in the entire area. Every day a pair of wheels are made in a factory. Earlier, thousands of people were dependent on the wheel. Now there are 40-50 craftsmen holding the profession. Although the family has been involved in this work for four men, the boy is now working in the garment.
In this regard, Lakshmikundar carial Badar Uddin (65) said, “I have been driving the buffalo for about 40 years. The price of wheels is increasing day by day. One pair lasts two to three years in Dhaka. Now the cow-buffalo car is not appreciated to save time. Pickups, Nasimon, Karimon are being used. ‘