Srinagar: Inside a modest home in Batpora Kanihama, the rhythmic click of wooden looms once again fills the air — a sound that had all but vanished from the village a few years ago.

Manzoor Ahmad, 45, who had given up weaving Kani shawls for odd jobs after the market was flooded with cheaper machine-made Amritsari imitations, now oversees two looms running full-time in his home. Nine artisans work under his roof, reviving a centuries-old tradition that had nearly slipped away.

“I had lost hope. But now, the demand for Kani shawls is........

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