Familiar items are almost extinct!!!
"A threshing machine".
In Bangla It's known as "Dheki".
A wooden paddy winnowing machine or a crop cutter which is driven by foot is called a threshing machine. Since ancient times, it has been used for quoting grains such as wheat, chira, turmeric, pepper etc. in homes of Bengal.
Once upon a time this pattern was inextricably linked with human lifestyle. The girls of the village used to thresh paddy and sing happily. There was a competition between them to see who could push the edge. Rural brides danced and sang at the touch of the tender feet! Every year during the "Navanna" festival, the festival of pounding rice was celebrated in rural areas. Different types of "pita-paesh" were made from that rice powder. Also, the well-known traditional threshing machine was widely used for various tasks including breaking paddy, making rice, making gurdi kota, making crackers, breaking spices. Many used to make paddy as a cottage industry as well as a profession.
Two people are usually required to carry the cover. It was usually women who wore their veils. A Chiya is attached to a large cut, which is mounted on one end, next to which there is a hand-held stick and pendant, which has to be pushed down with all its might and then released. Another is to place the paddy carefully in the designated holes where the rice comes out with the blow of the shears, and after each blow the paddy should be moved and turned upside down so that all of them are hit. When they are finished or when the holes are full, they have to be removed and new rice is planted.
As people's busyness has increased in the present mechanized and modern era, people can survive if they can complete any work quickly in a short time and with labor.Now different types of modern equipment are being used instead of the hoe. And that's why the village's ever-familiar village is almost extinct now. At present, may be covered somewhere in the neighborhood. Although the use of rice husks has decreased, the value of rice husks has not decreased yet. Because this rice is very tasty. Brown rice has the outer covering or husk which is rich in vitamins.
However, in order to save time, much of the past has to be abandoned, and the past becomes part of history as new things fill its place. Although the tradition of village-Bengali dheki is on the verge of extinction due to the mechanical touch of modernity, dheki art is an important part of the ancient rural tradition of village Bengal. We must not forget our past traditions.In order not to forget our past history, heritage, society, culture, etc, we have to preserve such extinct things so that future generations can know about them.