Looms Of Ladhak Poem by Dr. Sada Bihari Sahu

‘Looms of Ladhak'

The magic of weaving
At a high altitude, on the top of the hills
Their hurdles, struggles and hardships
The magic they creates
With their smooth hands with age-old skills
The creation is beyond imagination and machine expectation
With much pain and concentration
They gave birth to ‘ Pashmina Shawls'
The softest and finest
Feel pride in wearing
To make them empowered
Make the artisans a brand
To believe on themselves
For sustainable finance
And a better livelihood
SIDBI come out with a helping hand
To support, coordinate, finance and to scale up
They deserve our appreciation and support
For this age-old skills not to die
For their better tomorrow and innocent smile


(C) Dr. Sada Bihari Sahu/ 10/01/2024.