Weaving Magic
A special thread from Assam mounted onto the handloom along with thickened silk from Patna, the skillful hands of a Kashmiri artisan and the...
The Dream Wrap
Kashmir shawls are known for their intricacies, variety, material, designs and that exquisite look. It has entered the pages of history and has had...
Protecting Traditional Crafts
M Shariq Farooqi
The handicraft industry in Jammu and Kashmir occupies an important place in its economy besides being a significant contributor to its foreign...
Exquisite Art, gifted hands
Over the centuries, skilled Kashmiri artisans have produced a myriad of intricate and elegant pieces of art—carved in wood. Junaid Bazaz reports on the...
The carpet industry of Kashmir
Zubair Ahmad
The Kashmir valley is well known for its arts and crafts and their importance in economic development of the State through employment generation...
Spare A Thought, If Not A Rupee
Dr Haseeb Drabu
In 1873 a newspaper notice to American buyers in Paris, lists the price range for Kashmiri shawls to be 2000-5000 French francs....
Artisans to Artists
The cultural industries of Kashmir can become the harbinger of an enterprising future for commerce, says Haseeb A Drabu.
Handicraft is not any odd enterprise...
The Graceful Art of Embroidery
These can be found in posh designer stores throughout the world. The unique Crewel work by master artisans is an identity of families and...
Delicate Mastery
It’s hard to imagine that these beautifully crafted pieces of art are created from some of the simplest of raw materials. Umer Beigh reports...
Buyers are more enthusiastic
It is the fourth buyer seller meeting that the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) is organizing. Tasavur Mushtaq meets KCCI president Abdul...
Retrieving The Glory
Handicrafts have been the main movers of Kashmir economy for centuries. The industry has survived through Kashmir’s troublesome history, but now might need more...
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...
Dying art
The beautiful Panjrakari that for centuries decorated Kashmir’s mosques, shrines and some government buildings may soon be a thing of past as very few...
Warming Up To Wool
J&K sells 70 per cent of its wool in raw form for lack of processing units. Consultants engaged by the government suggested market intervention,...
Weaving A Dream
Overcoming financial limitations, Arifa’s determination and optimism to excel in handicrafts helped her create a niche in the male-dominated sector, Ikhlaq Qadri meets the...
