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Kashmir's blind quilt makers gain praise for their extraordinary skills
Updated On: 02 May, 2019 09:17 AM IST | Srinagar | mid-day online desk
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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