Shahnawaz Ahmad Sofi, an artisan from Rathpora Eidgah in Srinagar, has earned widespread recognition for reviving Kashmir's centuries-old Pashmina weaving tradition by integrating modern calligraphic ...

Shahnawaz Ahmad Sofi, an artisan from Rathpora Eidgah in Srinagar, has earned widespread recognition for reviving Kashmir's centuries-old Pashmina weaving tradition by integrating modern calligraphic ...

NEW DELHI — In a controversial decision, the government of India-administered Kashmir state plans to challenge an international ban on weaving and trading in the world’s most expensive fabric, ...

Bushera Bashir is the woman behind the luxurious 100% cashmere scarves made by weavers whose husbands disappeared in the Kashmir conflict. Kashmiri-born and now Johannesburg-based Bashir says Trebene ...

An Artisan weaves Kani shawl, woven from Pashmina yarn, at Kanihama Village of Budgam district, about 40 km west of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Oct. 20, 2020.

In Kashmir, while wagoo mat weaving traces its antiquity to the Indus Valley Civilization, animal pelts and fabrics made of wool have been amongst items of export for centuries and traded along the ...

While the conflict has impacted all aspects of life in Kashmir, there is one that has stayed clean: Kashmir's art. Frank Ames, a famous art writer, sees Kashmiri artists steering clear of the images ...

Majid Ahmad Mir is no ordinary weaver. He hails from a family that has evolved and innovated calligraphy weaving in Pashmina and works at the Craft Village in New Delhi. Proud to be associated with ...