Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir (DHHK) had submitted two proposals in the month of February 2022 to the Handicrafts and Carpet Sector Skill Council of India for recognizing CDI and IICT as the Centre of Excellence in traditional and heritage crafts.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Sheer determination to save the dying papier-mache art has led two brothers in Jammu and Kashmir to learn the ropes of the craft, introduce latest designs and patterns and advertise the products on social media, thus making it a profitable pursuit. India News | J-K: Two Brothers Quest to Keep Papier-mache Craft Alive and Economically Viable.
Hashim and Maisar, both residents of Hassanabad locality of the city, learnt the craft from their father Shabir Hussain Khan who has been into the craft for the last 50 years.
Srinagar, Jan 11: Incredibly, the exquisite Kashmir handicrafts, which feed 3.25 lakh people, mostly in downtown Srinagar, and brings in an impressive Rs 2,000 crore every year to the valley, was not a priority area for the governments of the .