Pashmina was once Nepal’s top export product, right there with carpets and tea. At its peak, pashmina exports accounted for Rs5 billion in 2000 only to fall sharply to Rs1.65 billion in just ten years ...

Pashmina isn’t just another winter accessory you throw on when it gets cold. It carries centuries of history, craft, and ...

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 a frail, wizened old man ...

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Pashmina weavers. Courtesy: Kashmir Looms. Kashmir’s famous Pashmina, a fine variant of spun cashmere — introduced to the valley by an Irani Sufi saint, Shah-e-Hamdan, and refined to a fine art form ...

GRACE VALLEY: 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 a frail, wizened ...

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.

In his two-room wooden house high in the beautiful Grace Valley in Azad Kashmir, Hidayatullah weaves at a manual paddle loom. Asked how he learned the craft, he gestures to a frail, wizened old man ...

Pashmina shawls are a source of pride for many Indians, including weavers, because of their opulent elegance, artistic beauty, and great warmth. They are a lavish and vital component of Indian ...