Changpas rear a variety of livestock, including the pashmina goat or the Changra (Capra Hirpus Laniger, locally called Rama). The material used in original pashmina shawls is the finest quality ...

Changthang, 170 km from Leh, is home to Changpas, who rear the Pashmina goat. What they recover for their wool is miniscule, but that does not cause the inhabitants ensconced in the highlands to ...

Pashmina shawls are found in luxury collections, regarded as an heirloom and also is a special garment in wedding trousseaus. The woollen undercoat of Changra goats found in Changthang region of ...

Union Minister for Rextiles Giriraj Singh said on Sunday that GI tagging of Ladakh’s Pashmina wool wound prevent its exploitation by the Kashmiri traders who were promoting it as their own product.

The word Pashmina comes from the Persian word Pashm, which means wool. In Kashmiri, it refers to the raw unspun wool of the Changthangi goat. The Changthangi goat is the world’s most unique goat ...