Once famed Kashmiri woodcarving a legacy in its last throes

Once famed Kashmiri woodcarving a legacy in its last throes

By: Mukeet Akmali Carving out marvel after marvel, septuagenarian Mehraj U Din has a blurred vision, yet the desperation to feed his family keeps him going. With fewer returns and low demand for intrinsic wood-carved items, he finds it difficult to keep going. His lone son is not willing to carry forward his legacy either. Amid all ailments, Mehraj does not give up. He sits daily for a day’s rigorous work to feed his family comprising a daughter and son, and his wife. With the loss of vision and old…

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