# Budgam Kani artisans bag National Handloom Award from President 2026-08-18T04:46:23+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Fayaz Ahmad Wani and his student Manzoor Ahmad Hajam from Kanihama village in Budgam have received the National Handloom Award 2025 from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on August 7. The award in the weaving category recognised their Chanddar Kani Shawl, which took over 15 months of painstaking work to complete. Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Athar Aamir Khan, felicitated the duo during the Independence Day function at Sports Stadium Budgam. He described the honour as a proud moment for the district and a significant recognition of Kashmir's handloom legacy. Wani has trained more than 50 people in Kani weaving, keeping alive a nearly 400-year-old tradition through the Guru-Shishya system. Greater Kashmir reports that the District Administration has reiterated its commitment to supporting artisans and promoting traditional crafts among the youth as avenues for livelihood and cultural preservation. ## Coverage - greaterkashmir.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Budgam, Droupadi Murmu, Fayaz Ahmad Wani, Manzoor Ahmad Hajam, National Handloom Award Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/budgam-kani-artisans-bag-national-handloom-award-from-president/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/budgam-kani-artisans-bag-national-handloom-award-from-president/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/