Pahalgam Attack Fallout: Kashmir's Cricket Bat Industry in Crisis
Two weeks after the Pahalgam terror attack, Kashmir's famed cricket bat industry lies nearly dormant. In Sangam-the cricket bat capital of the world workshops are shut, workers have fled, and sales have plummeted. What was once a thriving craft now faces an uncertain future, worsened by dwindling tourism, lack of sustainability, and an over-reliance on a fragile domestic market.
