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From Kashmir’s pottery wheels to India’s Diwali homes, a fading craft finds new buyers

Traditional crafts revival: Mohammad Umer and his family in Srinagar prepared 40,000 earthen lamps for the festival, boosting local artisans and facing new market demands.

From Kashmir’s pottery wheels to India’s Diwali homes, a fading craft finds new buyers
From Kashmir’s pottery wheels to India’s Diwali homes, a fading craft finds new buyers — image via Google News Jammu and Kashmir — Credit: Storywire

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Traditional crafts revival: Mohammad Umer and his family in Srinagar prepared 40,000 earthen lamps for the festival, boosting local artisans and facing new market demands.

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