Srinagar, Feb 25 (UNI) In a yet another global recognition, noted papier-mache craftsman of Kashmir, Mir Arshad Hussain won the first prize and Diploma of Honor at the 9th International Fajr Festival of Handicrafts, Sarv-e-Simin, in Tehran.
The award was presented to Mir, a resident of Bota Kadal, Lal Bazar in Srinagar, by Iranian Minister for Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri.