Fifth generation Indian weaver launches luxury cashmere brand
A profile of Mujtaba Kadri, his family’s textile practice and the launch of Kadri.
In the press
Painting on Pashminas in Srinagar, Kashmir
Zara Khan visits the house and its exhibition, where painting, poetry and pashmina meet.
Lal Ded’s verses painted on Pashmina
Naveed Iqbal on Masood Hussain and Mujtaba Kadri’s painted pashmina collaboration at MAQAM.
Lalla Ded’s poetry, Pashmina and Sozni converge at Srinagar’s MAQAM exhibition
The exhibition’s closing conversation, bringing Lal Ded’s poetry together with pashmina and sozni embroidery.
Poetry on Pashmina
Shireen Naman’s response to the exhibition. An excerpt hosted by Qoshe.
Kashmir: Two Events, Two Worlds
Haseeb Drabu considers MAQAM as a cultural initiative rooted in Kashmir.
“Vakhs of Silence”: Masood Hussain paints Lal Ded’s poetry on Pashmina
A report on the Lal Ded exhibition, with Mujtaba Kadri as curator.
Lal Ded: Vaakhs in Silence, twenty paintings by Masood Hussain
Exhibition collaborator Avtar Mota’s own account of the paintings and poetry.
Me & K praises handicrafts department for SEM testing facility
Me & K’s statement on fibre testing and pashmina authentication in Srinagar.
Cashmere Art Sees Hope After US Tariffs Cut
Mujtaba on export demand and the livelihoods supported by cashmere production.
Kashmir: Ruined by statecraft
A report on Kashmir’s handicraft exports, including comments from Mujtaba.
US tariff trauma for Kashmir’s carpet industry
Reuters reporting on export pressures, quoting Mujtaba of M&K Exports.
Me & K in ELLE Décoration, February 2025
A product placement recorded on Me & K’s website.
Me & K in ELLE Décoration, January 2025
A product placement recorded on Me & K’s website.
My City My Heritage: My Srinagar
A city heritage booklet with Me & K’s workshop and craft practices.
India’s G20 Sherpa Explores Pashmina Craftsmanship in Srinagar
Amitabh Kant’s visit to Me & K’s production centre in Srinagar.
Kashmiri women use modern charkhas to breathe new life into spinning
Further reporting on women returning to pashmina spinning with modern charkhas.
Kashmir Craft Revivalist, Trader Participating in British Parliament Roundtable
Mujtaba’s invitation to a British Parliament roundtable on gender inclusion and trade.
Hundreds of Kashmiri craftswomen take to pashmina weaving as treadle replaces “charkha”
Reporting on Me & K’s training programme and the distribution of treadle spinning wheels.
Could Home, Fashion Choices Improve Women’s Lives? Brands Think So.
Listed in Me & K’s archive. The original article may require a subscription.
Precarious labour and value negotiation: an ethnography of pashmina workers
Zeeshan Mir’s thesis includes fieldwork at Me & K and a section on Mujtaba Kadri and Zahid Ali.
Kashmir Women Find Success in New Modification to an Ancient Tool
Women spinners and Mujtaba discuss training, modified spinning wheels and livelihoods.
New spinning wheel may boost India’s hand-woven pashmina business
Reporting on Me & K’s spinning initiative.
Pashmina weaving centre comes up in Srinagar
Coverage of the opening of the pashmina weaving centre.
Me & K to inaugurate Pashmina Excellence Centre
The opening announcement for Me & K’s Pashmina Excellence Centre in Srinagar.
Pashmina: Designs on Shawls & Apparels
Mujtaba on slow fashion, packaging and international markets at a handicrafts webinar.
India-China Standoff Puts Pashmina Wool Industry in Jeopardy
Mujtaba discusses wages and women’s employment amid pressures on the pashmina industry.
Srinagar Craft Safari: Eidgah
A guide to Srinagar’s craft workshops, including Me & K and hand spinning.
Lal Ded Returns
Masood Hussain’s paintings, Avtar Mota’s translations and Mujtaba’s work with pashmina.
Masood Hussain blends Lal Ded’s poetry and Pashmina
Further coverage of the exhibition; overlaps the Kashmir Ahead report.
Kashmir’s pashmina shawls get new-age French touch
Mujtaba’s collaboration with artist Maximilien Pellet. Page dated September 2025; reporting circulated earlier.
Kashmir’s pashminas: bringing women back to lead a beautiful craft
Video listed in Me & K’s press archive; playback has not been independently confirmed.
Kashmiri women revive spinning-wheel craft
An account of women’s spinning work, crediting Irshad Hussain’s reporting in Frontline. Publisher access may be restricted.
Modern charkha helps Kashmiri women earn through spinning
A further account of the modified spinning wheel programme.
Mujtaba Kadri launches a luxury cashmere brand
A secondary version of the Kadri launch story, credited to The Art Newspaper.
Documenting threatened tombstones in Kashmir
Mujtaba connects shawl craftsmanship with the preservation of Kashmir’s wider heritage.
Kadri at ABASK
A retailer’s introduction to Kadri and its textiles.
Kashmir’s Weavers Are Fighting for Survival
Wider reporting on weaving, wages, mechanisation and authenticity in Kashmir.
Kashmir’s handicrafts industry faces uncertain future amid US tariffs
Wider reporting on the challenges facing Kashmir’s handicrafts industry.
Come to the house.
RajBagh, Srinagar. Opposite Convent School.