Srinagar, Oct. 26 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha made a strong pitch for buying local handicraft products to empower artisans. The Lieutenant Governor has called for promoting cities and villages renowned for their artisans on the global craft map so that artisans who have been practicing these arts for decades can receive the due respect and recognition. Frompashminashawls to silken carpets and from chain stitch to papier-mache, the government is going whole hog to push Kashmir exports. In fact, Prime Minister NarendraModi has become the de factobrand ambassador of Kashmiri handicrafts. Last year, PMModigifted aPashmina stole and saffron to Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Earlier, he gifted a Kashmiri Pashminastole packed in a papier m...