The Hindu

Watch: Meet the 95-year-old potter keeping a vanishing Deepavali tradition alive

At 95, Srikakulam Parades is among the last practising traditional potters in Visakhapatnam. As Deepavali approaches, he continues to make clay diyas by hand in Kummari Veedhi, keeping a fading tradition alive. But as he preserves his craft, he is also struggling after his government pension was discontinued.