From October, the first batch of 40 students to undergo a six-month certificate course that will equip them with vocational skills and promote Urdu through Kashmiri handicrafts. When art meets language, the result is colourful poetry. Kashmir’s traditional art of papier-mâché will soon be used to promote the Urdu language and vice-versa. The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), New Delhi, and Craft Development Institute, Srinagar, have come together to offer a six-month certificate course in papier-mâché in Jammu and Kashmir. The first batch of 40 students will…
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