Groundbreaking publication emerges from five-month intensive research across 18 craft villages, honouring master artisans and preserving ancient traditions

Bhubaneswar, September 6, 2025 – MGM Foundation and Bhubaneswar Experimental Art and Design Studio (BEADS) today unveiled “Kansa: Forging Traditions, Shaping Futures,” a landmark publication documenting Odisha’s rich bell metal craft heritage.

Deputy Chief Minister Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo released the book at a special event this evening in the august presence of Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of MGM Group and Tathagata Satpathy, former MP and Editor of Dharitri and Orissa Post newspapers. The event was also attended by artists, scholars, and art enthusiasts.

The new kind of book aimed at preserving a fading cultural tradition and drawing attention to the urgent need to safeguard bell metal crafts, the dying art form.