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 SHAPING IT STROKE BY STROKE : PAPIER MACHE OF KASHMIR  DAR JAVED  Walking in the maze of narrow lanes and by-lanes of old city srinagar called SHEH-RI-KHASS in kashmir , packed by houses of primitive kashmir wooden and brick architecture often shout for care and attention in silence. It is in these lanes that papier Mache artisans Live, work and transforms waste paper /Scrap into master pieces of brilliance. Mohammad Maqbool , 47 , with a beautiful smile on his face in his match sized room (workshop) greets whoever enters in his workshop.  The Room is filled with the smell of paint as Maqbool stokes his brush with precision skill and confidence on the Tray, transforming it from a plain raw structure Paper pulp locally called ‘SAKHTA’, to a magnificent piece of art that reflects KASHMIRIYAT. His hand is moving with the inspiration of something that has passed down through ages. The way he is defining symmetry in it as an artist leaves one in awe. His making mirrors t