Yogi’s visit a boon for this Ladakhi Pashmina trader

By Vivek Tripathi Lucknow, Jan 25 : For Kunjang Dolma, a businesswoman from Ladakh, it was a moment of pride when Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited her stall at the ongoing ‘Hunar Haat’ here.
After the Chief Minister’s visit on Sunday to the stall, Dolma’s ‘Pashmina’ shawls and stoles are finding a lot of buyers.
She said, “Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath came to my stall and saw the Pashmina shawls. An orange coloured Pashmina shawl fascinated him and I told him that its cost was Rs 70,000. He did not buy it.” The CM may have found it too expensive, but since Sunday Dolma has seen a rush of visitors, many of whom have bought the shawls.
The ‘Hunar Haat’, is an initiative of the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs to provide market and opportunities to indigenous products for the artisans and craftsmen. The ongoing haat is the 24th one and is running at the Avadh Shilpgram with the theme of ‘vocal for local. It started on January 22 and will continue till February 4.
Apart from shawls, Pashmina stoles are also becoming the favourite with the visitors. Each of these costs Rs 3,000 to 5,000.