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Photo Essay: Breaking Gender Barriers with Crotchet
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Photo Essay: Breaking Gender Barriers with Crotchet

July 16, 2024July 16, 2024

An English Literature student from Srinagar’s Sher-e-Khas, Nazar Nasir Naik has been breaking stereotypes with his crocheting. Nazar, known as “Male Crocheter of Kashmir”, took a liking to the craft art during an unrest in 2016 when his aunt was knitting a sweater. He infused a new life in the orthodox style of knotting with...