Increase in demand for Nepali handicrafts from the US and European markets

Handicraft exports inched up 2.55 percent to Rs 1.65 billion in the first six months of the fiscal year, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) said. According to the central bank, Nepal’s handicraft exports amounted to Rs 1.60 billion during the same period last year.

Handicraft exporters attributed the rise in shipments to swelling demand mainly from the US, Europe and Canada. Hem Ratna Shakya, president of the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (Fhan), claimed that exports were higher than shown by the official data.

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About Pashmina Products of Nepal

Pashmina is known as wool (Cashmere) but it grows on the underside of the Mountain Goats. Mountain Goats in Nepal known as Chyangra. Chyangra's are the inhabitant of the great Himalayan mountain range including Mt. Everest and Mt. Annapurna. Pashmina Shawl are also known as cashmere shawl. First time this types of Shawl are manufactured in Kashmir and it speared all over the world. The Pashmina Shawl are very soft and worm. High quality Pashmina Shawls are made from the finest, softest and lightest high quality wool from the mountain Goats.

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THANKA Products of Nepal and Tibet

What is THANKA ?

The THANKA or 'scroll-painting' is perhaps the most typical religious and artistic utterance of the Tibetan Buddhism. The THANKA is to the Lamaism; an artistic utterance of a deep religious experience, submitted to strict iconographical conditions concerning depiction, color, dimensions, proportions, etc...

THANKA's are predominantly objects with meditational meanings. The portrayed subjects are very divergent, from historical characters, through pure imaginary creatures to strict geometrical forms, the mandala's. These are the ultimate means of meditation because they represent the cosmos. These Mandala's also return in architecture (for example the giant stupa of Bodnath in Nepal ). THANKA's represent the feelings and ideas that are hidden deep inside each of us. We can conclude this from the fact that the artist only starts to paint when he is mentally prepared (fasting and meditation). The work itself may take several months, depending on the size and subject...

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