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The artisans remind me that beauty is not born in haste. It takes time, like love, to perfect itself — stitch by stitch, shade by shade

HARDEEP BALI

Winter is coming! And so has my unadulterated love for Sozni shawls exquisitely embroidered by karigars who have nurtured this artwork over the years. What absolutely catches my heartbeat is the quiet disciplined world of a craftsman where he measures his love in threads to keep this profound artwork alive and thriving.

Whenever I get a chance to wander through the Bund area of Srinagar, I cannot help myself but gaze at the old-world charm stretched across the riverside tucked behind old brick buildings with karigars weaving stories with their skilful hands. A rhythm made not out of machines but patience-the sound of a needle

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