But despite global crackdowns, there is still demand for the luxury garment. Last year, two police stings in just one month netted almost 400 shahtoosh in Delhi and Ladakh, where traders buy and ...

Kani shawls, which can take anywhere from six months to two years to make, ... These pashmina creations, fashioned from the dyed wool of goats from the nearby Ladakh region, ...

The Pashmina shawl is perhaps the most iconic souvenir from Ladakh. Crafted from the fine wool of the Changthangi goat, these ...

Ladakh’s present status is “primarily driven by its geostrategic position,” Naresh Kumar Verma, an assistant professor at the Special Center for National Security Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru ...

As a result, some shops sell imitation shawls for 3,000-5,000 rupees (£27.4-£45.7), with most customers simply seeking a pashmina "bought in Ladakh" and giving little regard to its origins.

We wanted to change this and create pashmina shawls in Ladakh, with a distinctive Ladakhi identity,” says Stanzin. What started with seven women artisans from various parts of Ladakh in 2016 has ...

A trip to Ladakh offers not just stunning landscapes but also unique souvenirs. From Pashmina shawls and apricot products to Buddhist thangka paintings and traditional jewellery, visitors can take ...

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Chushul, Ladakh, India ... lives with her husband and teenage daughter and the family has about 200 sheep whose wool they sell to make pashmina shawls. It is an important source of income, ...

Drawn from a diverse set of sources, it describes how the shawl industry developed and how Buddhist Ladakh was religiously bound to keep supplying pashmina wool to Muslim Kashmir, a relationship ...