What is pashmina Pashmina is the undercoat of goats found in some of the world’s harshest climates. The winter temperature in these places can be as low as -35 centigrade. In order to survive these extremely low temperatures the goats develop a very fine undercoat. This undercoat or fibre is called pashmina. It is valued […]
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Many Himalayan communities have a tradition of working with wool. Most of them are pastoralists who keep large herds of animals, especially sheep. While their dependence on animals for subsistence has diminished in recent years, wool and its products such as shawls, throws and carpets are still an important source of their income. Bhotiyas and
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Some time ago I visited Changthang region of Ladakh which produces some of the best pashmina in the world. I spent some time in Korzok village which is one of the largest pashmina producing village in Ladakh. Situated at a height of about 5000 meters, the village is winter home to Changpa nomads, who move
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Some of the best pashmina produced in Ladakh comes from Korzok village in the Rupshu valley in Changthang. This pashmina is highly sought after as it is extremely fine and soft and is perfect for making lovely pashmina shawls stoles and scarves. The village is about 220 kilometers from Leh and, at an altitude of
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Pashmina is the undercoat of goats which are mostly found in Tibet, Mongolia and India. In India most of it comes from the Changthang region of Ladakh, which is a high-altitude cold desert at heights between 4000 and 4500 meters, extending into Tibet. The Changthang plateau is inhabited by pastoralist nomads called Changpas. As agriculture
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What is Pashmina? Where does it come from? Pashmina is the undercoat of goats found in many high-altitude regions worldwide, most commonly in Tibet, Mongolia and India. The climatic conditions in these places are very harsh, and the winters are particularly severe. The goats develop a fine, soft undercoat to survive the harsh winters. This
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Source : – 30stades Sometime in the early 2000s, when Ghayur Alam was researching biodiversity conservation in Uttarakhand, he saw that many medicinal plants were becoming extinct because locals were recklessly harvesting them without permission and selling them to contractors in Delhi. He thought if there could be ways of providing alternative employment to these
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Source : Entrepreneur.com It is said that spaces have tales. Around eight kilometres from Mussoorie, in an obscure hamlet called Masrana, a tale of love for nature, history, art and tradition is being weaved carefully. And it is being written by a feisty couple, Patricia and Dr Ghayur Alam, who had settled here about 12 years ago as
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Source :- Rediff The Alams saw the magical spot while on a drive to the hills.A few years later they set up home and a small hand woven shawl business, hiring local weavers, using local wool and natural colours made of root, stem and flower.Rediff.com‘s Archana Masih met them in their home overlooking the Himalayas
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