Continuing with its efforts to safeguard the unique craftsmanship of local artisans, the Department of Handicrafts and ...

There was a lot of poverty in the crafts business even during my childhood, but now it has become worse,” said Nazir Ahmad Bhat, a wood carving artisan. The artisans from the Kashmir Valley have ...

it is a premium art in Kashmir. This craft is expensive and only high-end customers buy it. My uncle (Yousuf) is the only surviving artist that makes figurine wood carving,” Mudasir Muran ...

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- Ghulam Nabi Dar, a 72-year-old master craftsman from Srinagar honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to wood carving, feels government recognition ...

Woodcarving: In Kashmir, traditional wood-carved windows, doors and cupboards are both markers of wealth and great for insulation. The distinctive heritage craft of wood-carving has seen ...

Kashmir needs tourists now more than ever—not just for survival, but for healing. The return of tourism is a moral and social ...

Kashmir is known globally not only for its rugged natural beauty, but for its rich local traditions of unique traditional handicrafts and artwork, from papier-mâché to walnut wood carvings. But in a ...

For Aziz-ul Rehman, working with bone and wood and creating unique ... platforms showcasing his work, bone carving will become very popular not just across Kashmir, but the rest of the country ...

Kashmir’s otherworldly beauty is what has ... Some days after, I slept on a traditional houseboat with walnut wood carvings, rich handwoven carpets, and four poster beds. The staff—three ...

Srinagar, July 21 An exquisite wood carving exhibition showcasing the extraordinary craftsmanship of Ghulam Nabi Zargar, a revered master wood carving artisan, was inaugurated in Srinagar on Saturday.

Continuing with its efforts to safeguard the unique craftsmanship of local artisans, the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has initiated the process to obtain Geographical Indication ...