Explore how saffron and Kashmiri shawls symbolize India's cultural diplomacy in international relations and heritage ...

A Kashmiri shawl weaver in Srinagar; and a 'dorukha' - or reversible - Kashmiri Pashmina. (Image credits: Zatara Iqbal and Jaina Mishra, respectively, via Wikimedia Commons 4.0) For the past three ...

The term “pashmina” is often used interchangeably with “cashmere,” but in reality, pashmina is a specific type of very fine, lofty cashmere, woven from a specific type of goat—one indigenous to ...

From Kashmiri embroidery to soft faux pashmina and elegant Jamawar weaves, we explore chic and gift-worthy shawls perfect for winter wardrobes.

The pashmina shawl has delighted women around the world for centuries, from Emperor Napoleon’s wife Josephine to queens and princesses of the British royal family. Empress Josephine, it is said, owned ...

Breaking from the tradition, Ruhi Jan, in her 40s, an artisan from Srinagar’s Zaina Kadal, awaits a special bus service around 9.30 a.m. every day to travel seven kilometres to reach the Zaevyul, a ...

It is that time of the year when the rustle of silk and the snug warmth of pashm or pashmina’s silky skeins wind their magic around my heart in threads of softness. It is a lure that is aesthetic as ...

Pashmina is one of, if not the finest quality wool available to mankind and it is the most refined version of cashmere. But what makes the fabric so special, you ask? Not to worry though we’ve got you ...

Different heads of states & leaders representing their countries at the G20 summit in New Delhi got a special gift hamper from the government of India. The special hamper comprised of a curated ...

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, ...