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2. Pashmina (material) - Wikipedia

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   In 1568, Kashmir was conquered by Babur's grandson Akbar. [13] In Akbar's time, a pair of pashmina shawls was an expected part of khil'at ceremonies. [13] From the 16th to the early 20th centuries, the Safavid, Zand, and Qajar emperors of Iran also wore pashmina and gifted Kashmir shawls as khilat within their political and religious practices ...

3. Changthangi - Wikipedia

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   These goats provide the wool for Kashmir's famous pashmina shawls. Shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered very fine, and are exported worldwide. The Changthangi goats have revitalised the poor economy of Changthang, Ladakh where the wool production generates more than $8 million a year. [8]: 83

4. Kashmir shawl - Wikipedia

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   The Kashmir shawl, the predecessor of the contemporary cashmere shawl, is a type of shawl identified by its distinctive Kashmiri weave and for being made of fine shahtoosh or pashmina wool. Contemporary variants include the pashmina and shahtoosh shawls (often mononymously referred to simply as the pashmina and shahtoosh).

5. Kani Shawl - Wikipedia

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   Instead of a shuttle used in regular pashmina shawls, Kani Shawls use needles made from cane [4] or wood. [5] The kanis, or small wooden sticks, are used to create the intricate designs of the shawl. Each kani represents one knot in the weave, and the weaver must follow a graph paper design closely to ensure that the design is accurately ...

6. Cashmere goat - Wikipedia

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   The Changthangi or Pashmina goat is found in China (), Mongolia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and India.They are raised for cashmere production and used as pack animals. The breed is most often white, but black, gray and brown animals also occu

7. Jamawar - Wikipedia

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   Jamawar, or gown piece, [1] is a special type of shawl made in Kashmir. [2] "Jama" means robe and "war/var" is yard. [3] The best quality of Jamawar is built with Pashmina. The brocaded parts are woven in similar threads of silk or polyester. Most of the designs seen today are floral, with the kairy as the predominant motif.

8. Fitoor - Wikipedia

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   [5] [6] The film features Tabu, Katrina Kaif, and Aditya Roy Kapur in lead roles. Filming began in Kashmir in November 2014 and concluded in October 2015. [7] Fitoor was released on 12 February 2016, coinciding with the Valentine's Day weekend, [8] and proved to be an underwhelming success at the box-office. Upon release, the film received ...

9. Mahjoor - Wikipedia

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   His books were widely read across the educated folks of Srinagar and at his honour , a area near "Jawahar Nagar" and "padshehi bagh" in Srinagar was named as "Mahjoor nagar" [9] In 1972, a bilingual film named Shayar-e-Kashmir Mahjoor was released with the Hindi version starring Balraj Sahni. A square in Srinagar is named after him. [10]