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Who is Abdul Majeed Zargar the last Mukh craftsman keeping alive hand-carved wooden shuttle used in Kashmir’s Pashmina?
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- For nearly five decades, 75-year-old Srinagar craftsman Abdul Majeed Zargar has made Mukh, wooden shuttles essential to weaving Pashmina. As factory-made alternatives become more common, he is among the valley’s last Mukh makers and worries the craft may not survive him.
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Nov 12, 2026 · Updated 11/12/2026, 9:00:03 AM · Reported with: Mint
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