PASHMINA

About:

• Pashmina is a fine type of Kashmiri wool which comes from 4 distinct breeds of the Cashmere goat namely:
  • Changthangi (or Kashmir Pashmina goat) from the Changthang Plateau in Kashmir region, Malra from Kargil area in Kashmir region,
    
    
  
  
  

• Chegu from Himachal Pradesh
  
  
• Chyangara (or Nepalese Pashmina goat) from Nepal.
  
  

• Pashmina (also known as 'cashmere' in the West) literally translates to "Soft Gold" in Kashmiri.
  
  
• It is used to make shawl, scarf and wrap/stole.
  
  
• Kashmir Pashmina has been assigned Geographical indication (GI) tag under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.