Kagzipura is located in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. It lies on the way between Daulatabad Fort and Ellora Caves in Khuldabad. The small town has held on to the centuries-old legacy of papermaking, which dates back to the pre-Mughal era. The cottage industry of this sustainable and local craft produces beautiful paper bags and other products like notebooks, folders, coasters, frames, and more. The community of artisans is known as kagzis (from the word kagaz, meaning paper).
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The 700-Year-Old Craft Of Handmade Paper In Kagzipura
This small town in Maharashtra still holds on to a 700-year-old handmade paper tradition
Piyali Sen
30 December 2022
The art of handcrafted paper goes back centuries Credit Shutterstock
The art of handcrafted paper goes back centuries Credit Shutterstock
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