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The history and development of ceramic art and industry is traced by an enquirer since remote antiquity till recent times. The development of ceramic art and industry is closely intertwined with the socio-cultural aspects of life led by those who devoted themselves throughout to the ceramics popularly known as potters, Kumor or Kumbhakaras. The ethno-archaeological study centering round the ceramics is spread over a vast territorial jurisdiction of this country. But at present I have concentrated only on the district of Purba Bardhaman. The areas surveyed by me in this district include rural, semi-urban, urban areas inhabited by a large number of potters� families, those who are divided among castes and sub-castes with their characteristic socio-cultural orientation. This study is an attempt to make an in depth study of the socio-cultural cum economic aspects of the ceramic artists� inhabiting in some parts of Purba Bardhaman District. The potters of these areas are found to follow their age-old or traditional techniques with some modern ones. My contention may be verified by the actual survey I have made in the village Shalun, in this district. The district of Purba Bardhaman is geographically divided by river Damodar from the district of Bankura. On the southern part of the district we find a number of blocks. Khandogosh is one of such blocks that have a number of potters� dominated villages. On the northern part of this block we see a small village Salun. Salun is a Hindu dominated village with multi caste settlements grown in the village. Beside the large concentration of potters, we find here different Hindu caste groups such as Brahmin, Kayastha, Goala, Kamar, Bene, Bagdi, Bouri etc. Census 2001 confirms us that it encompasses an area of 280.0 hectares of land with a big population of 3060, of which 1552 are male and 1508 are female. This large section of people live in 7 localities divided into 644 households. This report enumerates that the village has a sizeable schedule caste population of 1486 and with 192 schedule tribe people.1 Salun is connected with Bardhaman town and with Bankura by a pacca road. The village has two Primary schools, one I.C.D.S. centre, one Adult Literacy Centre, one Sub- health Centre etc. The village stands nearer to river Damodar as well as to river Shali. So the village is enriched by alluvial soil of Damodar basin. The land of this area is much fertile for growing crops. The villagers have been enjoying wide spread irrigation facilities. A fair number of villagers directly or indirectly depend on agriculture.2 Census 2001 records that, the total numbers of workers in the village is 1346 among which 172 are cultivators and 445 are agricultural labourers. The report also reveals that the number of household workers in the village is 92. Salun is well known in the district as a potters� village. The chief cottage industry in the village is pottery though the village has developed some brick industry as well.3