02 May,2019 09:17 AM IST | Srinagar | mid-day online desk
Muhammad Hussain Teli and Ghulam Nabi Teli. Pic/Basit Zargar Twitter
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): 45-year-old Ghulam Nabi Teli and 40-year-old Mohamad Hussian, two Kashmiri brothers, who are blind by birth, are garnering immense praise in Srinagar for their extraordinary talent of sewing fashionable and embroidered quilts.
The brothers earn their livelihood together by making trendy quilts, cushions, and mattresses for customers with the help of their father. They receive sizeable orders from a local quilt-dealer and are quite popular among locals.
ALSO READ
Congress: Centre insensitive to statehood restoration demand, will be poll issue
NC to prioritise lifting of AFSPA if voted to power in J-K, says Omar Abdullah
BJP may ally with regional parties, independents: Omar Abdullah
Sheikh Rashid's party proxy of BJP, says Mehbooba Mufti
Jammu and Kashmir: Scuffle reported between PDP, AIP workers in Shopian
The Teli brothers were trained at the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped in Dehradun, where they learned Braille and some home sciences. "We both work with our father. We went to Dehradun for training. We are happy that we earn with our hard work. Our parents were against begging. They taught us not to beg, but instead, earn a livelihood by doing some hard work," Mohamad Hussian said.
In their tiny shop, closer to home, the brothers sew mattress covers and fill cushion covers with cotton, and have emerged as an inspiration.
Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates
