The Nomad Goatherds Passing Through a Kashmiri Valley March 6, 2022We stopped the car as the goats ambled past in the next lane, black and white, and the browns and greys in between. A tall shepherd walked past the car...
Shopping for High Quality Cashmere in Srinagar June 7, 2021But I was curious. Perhaps tourists to Dal Lake are on a budget, so the merchants may simply be trying to match their price range. I happened to travel with my best cashmere scarf with...
Cresting the COVID19 Second Wave September 26, 2020Ethical Cashmere's first priority, is authenticity. Hopefully it would be enough to allow us to keep that lifeline the following year, and the years after.
COVID19 in Kashmir & Nepal June 8, 2020But if Ethical Cashmere is to be authentic, I had to do what a Himalayan business person would. Would it help our weavers if I added something? And that was when he confessed...
Kashmir's Co-operative Communities of Women Weavers February 28, 2019“It’s very nice…” Nuraini said, looking at the photo I had sent. “Yea… it’s a beautiful place…!” I murmured quietly. It was a view of the Kashmiri Himalayas, mostly bare...
Finding a New Home in Nepal November 8, 2018During the 90s, the situation in Kashmir became worse, so my dad decided to move out because there were no tourists coming. So he didn't have any work as a...
