 They are expert shola craftsmen.The Malakars are one of the nine artisan class that constituted the Navashākha and for generations they are involved in this craft.The nine trading castes that constitute Navashaka are Kumbhakar, Karmakar, Malakar, Kangsakar, Sankhakar, Swarnakar, Sutradhar, Chitrakar and Tantubaya.