Mohammad Maqbool, a resident of the city's Lal Bazar area, is busy giving finishing touches to his papier mache products. "We have received bulk orders this year, especially for the European markets, ...
With Christmas just weeks away, Kashmiri paper mâché artisans are facing one of their bleakest seasons in decades. New U.S. tariffs on Indian imports have severely hit their largest export market, ...
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Kashmir’s centuries-old papier-mache craft faces its toughest Christmas as US tariffs wipe out export orders, leaving ...
This Christmas, Kashmir-made papier mache decorative bells and miniatures of Santa Claus will not jingle and shimmer in European homes. The four-month-long security and communications lockdown post ...
Shafi Arts in Srinagar may be an unexpected outpost for Santa, but 61-year-old Mohammed Shafi Bhat and his family have been shipping their intricate papier-mâché bells, baubles and stars across the ...