Safeguarding handicrafts sector
R A QuadriDeeply rooted in the socio-economic ethos of people of the state, the Kashmir crafts has the distinction of highest number of practicing...
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...
Noori 2.0
After seen being cradled by Omar Abdullah in March 2012, the cloned Pashmina goat Noori went out of sight instantly. Four years later, Noori...
The wheel is slowing
A potter’s wheel once carved out almost all household goods. But now the use of earthenware is limited as polythene and plastic have replaced...
Crocheting Lives
It took her 16 years to encourage her husband to earn for the family. The failure has led her to separate and to further...
Floating in turbulence
Mushtaq A Punjabi
The world is under heat of recession that has affected almost all the big economies; slightly or considerably. Our valley is...
Wicker: Surviving Chinese Onslaught
Centuries-old wicker industry, which artisans allege has always remained out of government’s sight, is fighting a battle of survival on its own. Haroon Mirani...
The faded king
Kashmiri craftsman used to make the best Shahtush shawls – considered one of the finest fabrics in the world. A ban on trade of...
Colours of Cashmere: A Photo Feature
Colouring cashmere is centuries old profession of Kashmir, which is apparently facing fall in following at the moment. Although many dyeing centres have been...
A lifetime accessory
Kashmir Art encompasses different handicrafts, but carpets come instantly to mind whenever there is a mention of the art. Abdul Mohamin reports.
A major chuck of...
Craft Smith
They can make a replica of any complicated foreign machine in a day’s time. The famous German Khars of old city, whose client list...
A Dying Art
Not long back, kitchens in households across Kashmir were filled with utensils made up of clay. With the advent of modernity, new trends emerged....
Sheikh’s Topi Saaz
He has capped some of the famous heads in Kashmir politics including Sheikh Abdullah and G M Shah. A cap-maker by profession and NC...
Chiseled to perfection
Even though the beating looks haphazard it is important in this job, the more the beating the better the work. Syed Asma reports.
This is how...
Master Confessions
A master wood carver who says he carved the UN logo in the 1970s, still adorning the wall of the General Assembly is desperate...
