Monthly Archives: July 2016

About Kashmiris, Blog, People

8 Myths About Kashmiris, Everyone Should Clear in Their Mind

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14
Jul

Myth 1: Kashmiris live on Indian Tax Payers money and enjoy subsidies The people of J&K pay tax more than 11 Indian states, they pay more than states likes Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam and even Goa and  almost equal to Bihar. Source here And on that only 1% of Indian population pays income tax, so before […]

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Blog, Kashmiri Culture

Making of Kashmiri Pashmina Shawls

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02
Jul

Combing the  Changthangi or Kashmir Pashmina The Pashmina is harvested during spring season, when animal naturally shed their under coat. On the basis of weather conditions and season, the goat starts moulting over a period from mid March to late May. It is done manually by combing Sorting or De- Hairing Sorting/ dehairing means separation […]

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