Abdul Majeed Shah – Making shawls for 40 years in Kashmir
Working in his cramped shop on one of his most expensive shawls, an old-timer craftsman – Abdul Majeed Shah – seems quite cut off from the world outside. The focus on work hides his underlying excitement quite easily. He is just months away from finishing work on the shawl that is pre-sold to a trader for a hefty amount of Rs. 1,15,000. Adopted by a couple at a tender age of 18 months, Abdul Majeed lived in Srinagar till he grew old. After setting up a small shop in Pulwama, the veteran craftsman moved to Tenghar village of the south Kashmir district. Abdul Majeed Shah – Digpu “I have been working for more than 40 years and continued with the craft out of my love and passion for this. Otherwise, the consistently declining earnings presented many challenges which nearly choked me financially,” he says. An Ethereal Marvel Created By Shah That Will Remain For Generations Altogether About his latest assignment, Majeed says, “The shawl is pre-sold to a trader in Srinagar. It has t...