Kashmir isn't a sweater ... or is it?

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"Kashmir"- the valley of streams & lakes, flowers & fruits where apple and almond orchards are endless...... where the cherries blossom and is bestowed with the four seasons. That is why it is called "a paradise on earth".

The history of Shawl weaving in Kashmir dates back to the period of Hazrat Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (r.a) 1341-1385 A.D. - the famous sufi saint of Persia, who came to enlighten Kashmir with his spiritual guidance and brought along highly skilled artisans, who laid base for cottage industries in Kashmir valley. Shawl weaving, carpet weaving, embroideries, woodcarving , paper-machie and many other handicrafts are still inherited in the families from generation to generation.

All that could be destroyed in an instant.

A minimum of three million people would be killed and 1.5 million seriously injured if even a "limited" nuclear war broke out between India and Pakistan, warns a new study uncovered by New Scientist.