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 ...

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 ...

When Geethica Naidu was a child, she vividly recalls both her grandmother and mother hand-embroidering saris and accompanying ...

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 ...

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 ...