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HISTORY ! At least two different stories are told about the origin of Khurja pottery. According to one legend, the Afghan king Timur Lang came to the Khurja region 500 years ago during his campaign with Egyptian and Syrian potters. According to another legend, the potters were moved to the region during the Mughal Empire, while according to another version, there are no long historical events related to the pottery tradition in Khurja. However, the author of “Pottery-Making Cultures and Indian Civilization” mentions that “Khurja in Bulandshahr is one of the oldest centres of glazed pottery in India”. Further mentioning, “These potters often call themselves Multani potters, which suggests that their origin was Multan”. Modern pottery manufacture flourished in the 1940s and the Uttar Pradesh government established a pottery factory in 1942. Later, the factory was closed in 1946–47 due to lack of quality. In 1952, the factory was renamed as Pottery Development Centre. Since 1942, certain steps, changes and initiatives have been taken by various stakeholders to improve pottery manufacture, resulting in Khurja pottery having a significant role at the national level and also being exported abroad. PRODUCTION ! About 15,000 people are official employees, while about 25,000 informal workers work in more than 500 units and about 400 factories. They manufacture a variety of items such as crockery, art materials, electrical goods, sanitary ware, tiles, household items, etc. Khurja pottery has a market in India and abroad. There are about 23 export-oriented units here. According to reports, goods worth about Rs. 250 crore were produced in 1999-2000, including exports worth Rs. 14.82 crore. Khurja city is adjacent to NH-34 ( Old GT Road is also being built to connect khurja to jewar airport which will also connect it to NH-91 ( GT Road