Assertion: Ghadwa craftsmen began creating new (non-traditional) forms and numerous decorative objects.
Reason: An increase in demand for utensils and traditional ornaments in the community led ghadwa craftsmen do so.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Answer- The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

A decrease in demand for utensils and traditional ornaments in the community led ghadwa craftsmen to create new (non-traditional) forms and decorative objects.

Among the popular sculptural traditions, Dhokra or metal sculptures made from lost wax or cire perdue technique is one of the most prominent metal crafts of Bastar, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Midnapore in West Bengal. It involves casting of bronze through the lost wax method. The metal craftsmen of Bastar are called ghadwa. In popular etymology, the term ‘ghadwa’ means the act of shaping and creating. It is probably this that gives the casters their name. Traditionally, the ghadwa craftsmen, besides supplying the villagers with utensils of daily use also made jewellery, icons of locally revered deities and votive offerings in the form of snakes, elephants, horses, ritual pots, etc. Subsequently, with a decrease in demand for utensils and traditional ornaments in the community, these craftsmen began creating new (non-traditional) forms and numerous decorative objects.