Khurja, Uttar Pradesh, India, Feb 2009

Arya Kanya Pathsala (Girl's School) in Khuraj, UP. खुर्जा Khurja is a city in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh in north India. It is situated around 85 km from Delhi and is famous for its pottery. Khurja supplies a large portion of the ceramics and pottery used in the country and also exports the same. Hence Khurja is sometime called "Khurja: The Ceramics City" The history of Khurja Pottery goes back to about 600 years ago, when some of the potter’s families moved to Khurja during reign of Emperor Mohammad-bin-Tughlak from Delhi and started with red clay Pottery. They moved on to blue glaze which became very popular. Clay articles with engobe of white clay, painting floral designs with cupric oxide and applying a soft glaze (containing glass and borax etc.) were the hall mark of this small city in UP.

Arya Kanya Pathsala (Girl's School) in Khuraj, UP. खुर्जा Khurja is a city in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh in north India. It is situated around 85 km from Delhi and is famous for its pottery. Khurja supplies a large portion of the ceramics and pottery used in the country and also exports the same. Hence Khurja is sometime called "Khurja: The Ceramics City" The history of Khurja Pottery goes back to about 600 years ago, when some of the potter’s families moved to Khurja during reign of Emperor Mohammad-bin-Tughlak from Delhi and started with red clay Pottery. They moved on to blue glaze which became very popular. Clay articles with engobe of white clay, painting floral designs with cupric oxide and applying a soft glaze (containing glass and borax etc.) were the hall mark of this small city in UP.