We all have fond memories of writing with pencils during school days, but little do we know that the raw material for these pencils comes from a non-descript village called Oukhoo—which has earned the moniker “Pencil Village of India”.

South Kashmir’s famed ‘Pencil Village of India’ now in distress due to Covid

You might have heard about Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir when it comes to violence and encounter but there is a village that will soon be called a 'Pencil district' of India.

Make in Kashmir: A village which supplies 90% wood for pencils in India

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