Pashmina, known as "soft gold," has represented luxury and prestige since the Mughal era. In today's knowledge nugget, learn ...

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Farooq Ahmad Mir, 73, master shawl weaver from Srinagar, has credited his Padma Shri award to over six decades of dedication ...

More than a silhouette, Pashmina is one of India’s coveted possessions and labels like Pashmkaar keep the authenticity of the ...

Legendary Kani shawl artisan, Farooq Ahmad Mir expressed his gratitude for getting his work recognised as he was conferred ...

Apart from hand-knotted rugs, the design studio is also offering new designs for Kani and Sozni-e ...

Apart from hand-knotted rugs, the design studio is also offering new designs for Kani and Sozni-embroidered Pashmina shawls and stoles, which are in tune with the buyers’ demand in the international ...

With an eye to further strengthen foothold in country and overseas markets, Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir, today urged stakeholders associated with craft sector to gain access to new ...

With a growing availability of cheap imitations of Pashmina shawls in the local markets, original Pashmina shawls' future is at stake. DNA Web Team Updated : Nov 19, 2013, 11:17 PM IST Buying the ...

The craft of making Kani Shawl is over 400 years old, originated in the Kashmir Valley during the Mughal era, and thrived under the regime of Emperor Akbar. "Kani" refers to the wooden bobbins (kanis) ...

Scarf coats first became popular in the 1950s. Hubert de Givenchy produced a sublime houndstooth example in 1959 and that, probably, was the apogee. Eventually they went into seemingly eternal ...