Gundiyali

This village is close to the Mandvi seashore. There was a time when a robust trade of pots took place from Gundiyali to the African coast. There are over 100 households of Kumbhar families living here with about 35 families still practicing the craft. The Kumbhars here have migrated from the villages of Bhadreshwar, Desalpur, and Mundra. Products of everyday use such as phirni cups, pots, planters, decorative hangings, lamps, etc are produced here in huge quantities. The potters here are linked with wholesale traders and remain busy for most of the year. With industrialization in Kachchh, the clay source of the potters near Gundiyali had come under threat. The Kumbhars were successful in negotiating their right to the clay source which was later reserved for their use by the Panchayat. A welfare organization called Manav Jyot from Kachchh has been supporting the potters in the region with large orders every year for bird baths and bird houses.