SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 29: In a landmark initiative to celebrate and safeguard Kashmir\u2019s rich craft heritage, the Directorate of Handicrafts & Handloom, Kashmir, launched an elegant hard-cover Table Book dedicated to Geographical Indication (GI)-registered crafts and the master artisans who keep them alive.<\/p>\n
In a press statement issued here on Saturday, a spokesman of the department, emphasized that securing GI status is critical to protecting authenticity, cultural value and economic potential of Kashmir\u2019s iconic crafts. \u201cThe Craft Table Book beautifully weaves together the stories of these GI-registered treasures and the golden hands of the maestros behind them, serving both as a visual delight and an authoritative reference,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
The initiative forms an integral part of Craft Safari – Kashmir\u2019s flagship programme under the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in which Srinagar has been designated a Creative City of Crafts & Folk Art in 2021 and extends the highly appreciated \u2018Know Your Artisan\u2019 series launched under the broader Soulful Kashm\u0131r brand promotion campaign.<\/p>\n
Kashmir has presently 15 GI-registered crafts like hand-knotted carpet, Sozni and Kani Shawl, Papier Mache, Walnut Wood Carving, Khatamband, Wagguv, Gabba & Numda and is presently preparing dossiers for 6 more crafts like copper and silverware, which shall be presented in GI Registry, Chennai, soon.<\/p>\n
Designed with aesthetic sophistication by Department\u2019s Resource Cell team and printed in premium hard-cover format, the Table Book is poised to become a collector\u2019s item and an ambassador of Kashmir\u2019s craft legacy. \u201cIn the coming weeks, complimentary copies will be distributed to all major Government departments, universities, colleges, schools, leading business associations, hoteliers, restaurants, and key stakeholders across J&K and beyond,\u201d he said, adding a link for downloading soft copy is also available at\u00a0https:\/\/dohh.jk.gov.in\/pdf\/CraftTablebook.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n The Directorate extended its deep gratitude to the Jammu & Kashmir Government and all partners who have supported this endeavour to place Kashmir\u2019s crafts and craftsmen on the pedestal they truly deserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 29: In a landmark initiative to celebrate and safeguard Kashmir\u2019s rich craft heritage, the Directorate of Handicrafts & Handloom, Kashmir, launched an elegant hard-cover Table Book dedicated to Geographical Indication (GI)-registered crafts and the master artisans who keep them alive. In a press statement issued here on Saturday, a spokesman of the department, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5451,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5449\/revisions\/5451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}