Kashmiri carpets, long recognized for their intricate craftsmanship and cultural heritage, have symbolized artistic excellence and socio-economic significance. However, this legacy is seriously threatened by declining artisan interest, competition from machine-made products, and a lack of institutional support. This paper will take an in-depth look at the historical evolution of the Kashmiri carpet industry. It will consider its Persian influences, indigenous designs, and technical intricacies such as the Kal Bafti hand-knotting technique and the "taleem" system guiding the production. The paper underlines the industry's economic contribution to the local community, especially providing employment and working on problems like wage disparity, gender inequalities, and a decline in skilled artisans. Besides that, it unfolds the lesser-underestimated effort of women, evaluating sociopolitical uncertainty and pressures exerted by new markets. Ways to preserve include policy amendments, skill updating, and inventive marketing strategies meant to promote this age-old craft of India. Based on intermingling traditional cultural richness with contemporary financial initiatives, this paper comes up with guidelines to save and revive the quintessential Indian art forms.
Cs et al. (Thu,) studied this question.