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The beautiful valley of Kashmir has lived in the handicraft industry since ages. Among handicrafts, shawls & scarves have gained immense popularity all round the globe for the unique ways adopted in their crafting. Shawl making in Kashmir is an age old practice over which the artisans have expertise themselves over generations. The shawls prepared from Pashmina fiber are deemed evergreen & endorsed by all generations irrespective of gender & nation. Pashmina is an exclusive art of this paradise on Earth. The fine processing of Kashmiri Pashmina shawls from the authentic fiber to the final product right from harvesting is not a child’s play. However, the magnificence of end product oozes out all the hardships undertaken in its manufacturing. Pashmina is a fine type of Kashmiri Wool obtained by shearing fleece of four distinct breeds of the Cashmere goat. These include: Changthangi or Kashmir Pashmina goat found in Changthang Plateau in Kashmir region The Malra foun