Wagive or traditional grass mats of Jammu and Kashmir

After witnessing a slump in business for past some years the traditional grass mats of Jammu and Kashmir known as ‘Wagive’, are in great demand in Kashmir valley this winter. The grass mats are mainly of two types, one the rugged ones made of twisted paddy grass and the soft and spongy ones made of typical grasses growing in wetland and lakes that abound in Kashmir valley. During the last few years these mats had lost to synthetic mats affecting the livelihood of a large number of artisans engaged in the trade but now they have made a come back.
Courtesy ANI Videos: January, 2009