Dying Art Of Papiermachie
Dwindling economic utility of the art is forcing artisans in Kashmir villages to give up on it, reports Samreena Nazir
On a snowy afternoon of...
Kashmir’s Carpet Industry
Zubair Ahmad
The handicrafts industry is one of the major industries of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The industry generates employment for lakhs of...
Countering Recession
J&K Bank has came out with four products including the revised DastKaar Finance, a product launched a few years back. Avowed objective for the...
Wailing Artist
There was a time when his handmade wooden bangles would find takers in German markets. Sehar Qazi meets the artisan who finds it hard...
Papier Mâché: An Introduction
After interacting with the artisans and studying the Papier Mâché craft, researcher Peer Faizaan Bashir locates the challenges that the age-old Kashmir craft faces...
Threads Of Discontent
The traditional Kashmiri shawl is facing an alarming decline in demand due to convincing duplicates manufactured outside the state. Majid Maqbool explores the rich...
Kashmir’s Naqashi Printers
Even though modernity has overtaken the traditional arts associated with handicrafts, some specialities survived the onslaught. Mir Suneem reports the maze where a neglected...
Programming Taleem
Khan studied computer programming at home and soon went out to design software to digitize land records in Urdu. Khan’s software was installed on...
Wicker Worries
As the new GST regime, brought handicrafts to the lowest five percent slab, the small, export-oriented sector is facing a crippling crisis, reports Ishtiyak...
The Silken Story
From fifteen lakh kilograms of cocoons produced in 1940 to just three lakh kilograms in 2012, the once profitable silk industry is struggling to...
An Unfinished Shawl
HANDICRAFTS
Tag: Shawls
An Unfinished Shawl
A master craftsman died within months after a British organisation was awarded for the intricate design he displayed at an exhibition....
Kashmir’s Wood Works
Market forces may have to rework Kashmir’s woodworks sector so that the main producer, the artisan is not pushed to a disadvantage, writes Peer...
Crafting a fake
Low quality machine made shawls from Punjab and other states, sold in the name of Kashmir brand are hurting Kashmir’s handicrafts besides rendering many local...
A Fading Art
Kashmir produces one of the world’s most expensive handmade carpets but the artisans associated with the lucrative Qaleen industry are abandoning the trade of...
Crafts In Crisis
Covid19 enforced immobility hit Kashmir handicrafts so hard that the exports fell to the lowest in recent years. Now, the authorities say they have...
