Kashmir Lost, the Last Professional Kundangar
SRINAGAR: Last week, Kashmir lost the valley’s celebrated professional Kundangar (gold engraver), Mohammad Amin. He…
Browsing: Kashmir handicrafts
Bad Business
Since the inflated Jhelum devastated Kashmir in 2014, the business is yet to show a…
Oprah Winfrey Dons Saree With Kashmiri Tilla
by Saima Bhat SRINAGAR When Oprah Winfrey talks, it is news. The American talk show…
Knitting Dreams
A young hospital management professional has converted her passion for crocheting into her profession and…
J&K Keen To Take Its Exclusive Products To Amazon
SRINAGAR: The State’s Industries and Commerce Department has embarked on an ambitious and futuristic marketing…
Design Diva
In the nineteenth century, the hungry exploited and perpetually persecuted Kashmir artisans would remotely control…
1865: Kashmir Weavers’ Agitation
By all accounts, world’s first organised labour agitation took place in Kashmir on April 29,…
The Ocean Thirst
The concrete jungle of Srinagar may be bustling with activity as it expands far and…
Wicker Worries
As the new GST regime, brought handicrafts to the lowest five percent slab, the small,…
Rs 7000 Recovered From Erring Traders
KL Report SRINAGAR During a surprise inspection conducted by Enforcement Wing of Handicrafts Quality Control…
A Tweed Story
Tweeds from Scotland to Srinagar do not have much difference in quality, comfort and the…
Indelible Impressions
From Samarkand to Srinagar, Ashiq Hussain narrates the 600-year-old journey of stylish Samovar to the…
Woolen Treasure
Carpets in Kashmir are known to be artistic, creative and warm as well. Syed Asma…
Weaving Magic
A special thread from Assam mounted onto the handloom along with thickened silk from Patna,…
The Dream Wrap
Kashmir shawls are known for their intricacies, variety, material, designs and that exquisite look. It…