SRINAGAR, Jan. 25 -- In the season of Geographical Indications (GIs), it is the turn of Kashmiri Kangri and Wagguv to get the exclusive tag.

Department of Handicrafts and Handloom isworking hard to get geographic indication (GI) certification forKangri and Wagguv given their exclusivity and proximity to Kashmir.

"Kangri is unique to Kashmir so is Wagguv. We want that they should also be granted a GI tag given its exclusivity. This will go a long way in boosting our Kashmir handicraft sector," Mehmood Ahmad Shah, Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, told The Kashmir Monitor.

Kangriis a firepot used by Kashmiris during winter to keep themselves warm. It is an earthen pot woven with wicker. People fill it with charcoal embers and keep it un...