Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Dec 7: A huge collection of hand spin, hand woven shawls and finest quality of silk & needle, hand embroidered collection of Pashmina Royal Shawls exhibition was organized by Jammu and Kashmir Handloom Development Corporation.
The 7 days Exhibition (7th to 13th December 2012) was inaugurated by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy Resources.
The Jammu and Kashmir State Handloom Development Corporation has revived the traditional skill of handspun hand woven Pashmina stalls and has developed a range of shawls in contemporary colours and designs as well which are displayed in the exhibition and visitors were pleased to see the traditional specimen craft, which has been reproduced and is related to Mughal, Afgan, Sikh and Dogra rule who had patronized the Royal craft.
However, care has been taken that the reproduction of specimens maching all quality parameters are exact duplication and one piece per specimen has been reproduced with no likelihood of these specimens being copied or produced by anyone else. The recreating of these masterpieces of olden times are collection of 600 specimen of Pashmina shawls, from International Museums private collections, from rare books, where from sample has been documented and taken up for recreation.
History bears witness that Pashmina shawls were known world over and were immensely popular in Europe. Huge quantities were exported to Europe where these are in Museums as pieces of art and in private collection as pieces of inheritance.
There was huge rush of visitors on the occasion. Among other staff members Managing Director, Deputy General Manager J&K Handloom Development Corporation were also present on the occasion who have efficiently managed the event and said that people of the Delhi would have an opportunity to have best and unique collection of Royal Pashmina shawls at their door steps which are created by the efficient hands of Kashmiri artists.
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