In Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district, the making of decorative handicrafts and knitting products forms a small but steady local industry shaped by weddings, festivals, and routine gifting needs. Buyers ...

In Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district, zari-zardozi work continues to define the local trade in occasion wear. The demand here is closely ...

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