SRINAGAR, India (Reuters Life!) - They sell for thousands of dollars, grace the shoulders of celebrities and are coveted by women the world over, but the future of the famous pashmina shawl is tangled ...
Kashmir shawl exports soar, but overall handicraft recovery remains uneven, highlighting challenges in other traditional ...
GRACE VALLEY, Pakistan (AFP) – In his two-room wooden house high in the beautiful Grace Valley in Kashmir, Hidayat Ullah weaves at a manual paddle loom. Asked how he learned the craft, he gestures to ...
This is my first memory of a pashmina, back from the childhood days during my maiden trip to Kashmir. I have had many such pleasant encounters with the cashmere ever since, and have even owned one, ...
While pashmina or cashmere shawls have always remained a favourite, there is another category that is fast becoming popular among those who follow quiet luxury – it is cashmere or pashmina saris.
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday (December 21, 2024) said his government will ensure that famed Pashmina shawls were not considered in the higher slabs of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and ...
For centuries, Kashmir’s pashmina story was popularised by intricate and exquisite paisley, cypress and flower bouquet imprints. Zubair Kirmani, a Srinagar-born fashion designer, has changed the ...
As the leaders of the G20 gather in New Delhi, the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in India is preparing to showcase the art of Kashmir to the spouses of the G20 leaders on September 9. NGMA has ...