Can desi oon take on pashmina?

[ad_1] Growing up, I swaddled myself in my grandmother’s pashmina shawls on cold Delhi winter evenings. I had yet to discover the largely unexplored vocabulary of indigenous wool or desi oon. India has one of the world’s largest and culturally diverse pastoralist populations. For centuries, shepherds and their flocks have ambled over difficult terrains, from the […]

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How Ladakh’s locals are actively boosting the region’s fashion, culinary heritage

[ad_1] When Rigzin Wangmo Lachic returned to her hometown Leh in 2017 — after corporate stints in Japan and New Delhi — she spent the first year trekking across the region. This experience, says Rigzin, was instrumental in understanding Leh’s many communities. Learnings that she put into practice when she founded plant-based restaurant Tsas, and […]

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