Jameela Majid, 35, from the militant bastion village of Takiya Niloora, Pulwama, south Kashmir, feels empowered as her art is getting a lot of praise and attention at the 10th regional SARAS exhibition in the heart of Srinagar. After passing her middle school exams, Jameela followed her mother’s footsteps and started making handmade curtains and cushions covers. “We had nothing as we suffered a lot economically due to the conflict. We were poor as for our family it was really difficult to afford two square meals a day, but today…
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