Arora 1939 In The Land Of Kashmir Ladakh Gilgit

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1THE VALE OF KASHMIR 19

2of fruit-bearing trees of many varieties

3The Kashmir valley 15 famous for fruits which

4are renowned for their durability, juiciness and flavour

5throughout the whole world The Kashmir valley 18

6well-known for its production of excellent fruits such as

7apples, peaches, ‘pears, plums, cherries, strawberries

8and various other fruits which grow in Europe Jams

9are made from many fruits Tea, cinchona and hops

10are also culnvated Kashmir produces many crops,

11the chief being rice, maize, wheat, barley, and millets

12and pulses which can thrive without much rain due to

13great humidity in the valley Other things of impor-

14tance are saffron, banafsha and зау

15The people are very skilful and manufacture

16beautiful woollen fabrics, celebrated shawls, excellent

17carpets etc and these are now an established industry

18inKashmir Embroidery on various material— shawls,

19numdas (floorcloth), sarees (silk loose garments) etc—

20has become an art of exquisite nature Puttoo, an

21imitation of tweeds, 1s largely exported from Kashmir

22and affords a cheap suiting Wood carving 1s an

23ancient craft of the country and very fine example of

24architectural work are still to be seen in some of the

25old mosques The Kashmir silversmiths are good

26craftsmen Copper smiths are equally good too and

27place in the market various designs of materials of a

28good fimsh The silk industry ıs a special feature of

29Kashmir where stands one of the largest and biggest

30silk factoriesin the world Besides this happy valley of

31Kashmır, there are many side valleys lıke Lidar, Lolab,

32Sind, etc, which are the contmuation of the 4 ^

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