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14/07/2022

Abdul Samad Ganie is trying to keep alive this Kashmiri tradition of making pulhoor.As modernization and affluence has gripped every precinct of society, a nonagenarian in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district is keeping the traditional art of making grass slippers (pulhor) alive. Hailing from Kehnusa area of Bandipora, Abdul Samad, 90, has been making slippers of paddy straw, wearing of which was once a tradition in Kashmir valley. Photo by Shuaib Masoodi 14-07-2022