Heritage crafts
Pashmina, sozni, kani weaving, papier-mâché, walnut wood carving, copper work · run by KPs keeping generational craft alive.
KP-owned businesses worth knowing about
Kashmiri Pandit entrepreneurship.
Businesses founded and run by Kashmiri Pandits · from heritage crafts and saffron growers to software companies and publishing houses. Discover them, buy from them, work with them.
One of the quiet strengths of the Kashmiri Pandit diaspora is entrepreneurship. Displacement forced the community to rebuild, and rebuild it did · in cities across India and around the world, KPs have started businesses across every sector imaginable. Some carry the traditions of Kashmir forward · saffron, shawls, sozni, kahwa. Others are pure diaspora enterprise · software, law, media, retail.
The Showcase is Iqwat's directory of KP-owned businesses worth knowing about · organised by sector, verified before listing, and open to nomination. If you run a KP-owned business, or you buy from one you love, write to us so we can add it.
What we're organising
Sectors in the Showcase.
Food & saffron
Saffron growers, kahwa importers, Kashmiri chilli suppliers, packaged specialty foods, restaurants serving KP cuisine.
Software & services
Software companies, consultancies, agencies, and service businesses founded by KPs · anywhere in the world.
Publishing & media
Independent publishers, magazines, film studios, and media companies that centre Kashmiri Pandit stories or are KP-owned.
Retail & lifestyle
Brands, boutiques, and lifestyle companies · fashion, home goods, jewellery · founded and run by Kashmiri Pandits.
Professional services
KP-owned law firms, accountancy practices, healthcare clinics, and professional services worth knowing about in the diaspora.
Nominate a business
How to add your business or one you support.
To have a business considered for the Showcase, please send us:
- Business name and founder's name
- Sector (heritage crafts, food, software, publishing, retail, professional services, etc.)
- City and country the business is based in
- Website or primary online presence
- One or two lines on what makes it worth knowing
hello@iqwat.com · subject line: "KP Business Nomination".