The dying art: Kashmir’s traditional mat ‘Wagoo’

The dying art: Kashmir’s traditional mat ‘Wagoo’

[ad_1] Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Mar 09: The traditional reed mat popularly Known as ‘Wagoo’ which was once a household name in Kashmir is fading from public memory. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the traditional eco-friendly mat, according to people associated with the ancient craft, has no takers now. Ghulam Mohammad Mantoo (90) son…

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Kashmir’s Naqashi Printers

[ad_1] Even though modernity has overtaken the traditional arts associated with handicrafts, some specialities survived the onslaught. Mir Suneem reports the maze where a neglected art form is battling for survival Ghulam Nabi Wani, an aged Naqash artists working on wood in a dim-lit workshop at his Safa Kadal residence in Srinagar. KL Image Mir…

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What Is Kashmir’s Wartav and Guli Myiuth?

[ad_1] by MJ Aslam Wartav takes two shapes in the Kashmiri community: cash and kind. It can be either or both on given occasions depending upon the proximity and mutuality among the relations. Wartav in Kashmiri connotes two different meanings operating in two different contexts. In one context, it is used as a verb and…

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Kashmir’s New Landmarks

Kashmir’s New Landmarks

[ad_1] In an apparent overdrive to reclaim the landed assets, encroached upon over the years, the Jammu and Kashmir administration moved bulldozers and created a series of images redefining the writ of the state. Within days more than half a million kanals were reclaimed including some patches from the influential and powerful. The scale of…

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