Menu    Main page    The Kashmir Symphony    Kashmir's Arts   Photos    My friends    Contact me	Main page In the most beautiful and enchanting land of Kashmir, there continues a famous tradition of carpets of the highest quality and beauty unparalleled anywhere. Kashmir is the other name for Silk Carpets. "Kashmir"- the valley of streams and lakes, flowers and fruits where apple and almond orchards are endless... where the cherries blossom and is bestowed with the four seasons. That is why it is called "a paradise on earth". The history of Shawl and Carpet weaving in Kashmir dates back to the period of Hazrat Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (r.a) 1341-1385 AD - the famous Sufi saint of Persia, who came to enlighten Kashmir with his spiritual guidance and brought along highly skilled artisans, who laid base for cottage industries in Kashmir valley. Shawl weaving, carpet weaving, embroideries, woodcarving, paper-machie and many other handicrafts are still inherited in the families from generation to generation. Of these, the tradition of silk carpet weaving has kept the name of Kashmir high in spite of the political trouble that the area faces. 6989