The Teli brothers, as the introduction goes, were trained at the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped in Dehradun, where they learned Braille and some home sciences
Muhammad Hussain Teli and Ghulam Nabi Teli. Pic/Basit Zargar Twitter
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): 45-year-old Ghulam Nabi Teli and 40-year-old Mohamad Hussian, two Kashmiri brothers, who are blind by birth, are garnering immense praise in Srinagar for their extraordinary talent of sewing fashionable and embroidered quilts.
The brothers earn their livelihood together by making trendy quilts, cushions, and mattresses for customers with the help of their father. They receive sizeable orders from a local quilt-dealer and are quite popular among locals.
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The two blind brothers Muhammad Hussain Teli and Ghulam Nabi Teli earn together by making quilts, cushions and mattresses for customers. The brothers wear no dark glasses,Unlike their sightless tribe. pic.twitter.com/0qll2OH3ts
— Basit Zargar (u00d8u00a8u00d8u00a7u00d8u00b3u00d8u00b7) (@basiitzargar) April 27, 2019
The Teli brothers were trained at the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped in Dehradun, where they learned Braille and some home sciences. "We both work with our father. We went to Dehradun for training. We are happy that we earn with our hard work. Our parents were against begging. They taught us not to beg, but instead, earn a livelihood by doing some hard work," Mohamad Hussian said.
The blind quilt-makers of Kashmir pic.twitter.com/FwqXwbNDGr
— Basit Zargar (u00d8u00a8u00d8u00a7u00d8u00b3u00d8u00b7) (@basiitzargar) April 27, 2019
In their tiny shop, closer to home, the brothers sew mattress covers and fill cushion covers with cotton, and have emerged as an inspiration.
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