▁Re we . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁B hab an anda ▁Maj um dar ▁founded ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁of ▁Nad ia . ▁ ▁Later , ▁Mah ar aja ▁Rud ra ▁changed ▁the ▁name ▁to ▁Kr ish n agar . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 7 , ▁Mah ar aja ▁Kr ish nach andra ▁( 1 7 1 0 – 1 7 8 3 ) ▁helped ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁against ▁S ira j ▁ud - Da ul ah ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pl asse y . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁arts , ▁including ▁literature ▁and ▁music , ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁cl ay ▁doll s . ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 8 ▁he ▁brought ▁families ▁of ▁pot ters ▁from ▁D h aka ▁and ▁N atore ▁and ▁settled ▁them ▁in ▁Gh urn i , ▁then ▁a ▁village . ▁ ▁Clay ▁doll s ▁In ▁an ▁article , ▁the ▁Bang al ore - based ▁newspaper ▁De cc an ▁Her ald ▁writes , ▁“ We ▁have ▁cl ay ▁doll s , ▁to ys ▁and ▁even ▁cl ay ▁sculpt ures ▁in ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁India . ▁But ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁nothing ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁cl ay ▁doll ▁art is ans ▁of ▁Kr ish nan agar ▁in ▁the ▁Nad ia ▁district ▁of ▁West ▁Beng al . ▁The ▁cre ations ▁of ▁these ▁artists ▁are ▁displayed ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁hand ic raft ▁museum s ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁India , ▁we ▁have ▁a ▁large ▁display ▁of ▁these ▁doll s ▁in ▁the