
MEET THE FOUNDER OF ALBASIR INDUSTRIES- LATE HAJI SHEIKH BASHIR AHMED
The main icon of this company who gave the shape as to what it is today is Sheikh Bashir Ahmed. He had very high aspirations & wanted this ancestral business to reach the great heights of success and recognition. He wanted to explore the national & international markets. He began this journey by working in different states and then countries. In addition to working in showrooms and shops he organized a lot of events and shows at the domestic & international front. The lines on his forehead are more than just reminders of his age and events. Each line tells a story of the man who believes in honesty and righteousness. Sheikh Bashir Ahmed life revolves around Kashmiri handicraft, especially Pashmina. In Bashir’s own words, “my art is my own expression, my story is mine alone, but it’s not for me alone.”
I STRIVE TO PASS THIS HERITAGE TO MY FUTURE GENERATIONS
There is an urge to communicate, to pass on a heritage, an unconscious search for some sort of bonding of thoughts and ideas, and of course to make his conviction gain interminably. Looks like the road from kashmir led only to Chandigarh as far as Bashir is concerned. “I came to Chandigarh when I was 20 years old, and it’s been 50 years and I feel I haven’t had enough. It’s a bond so strong that gets stronger with time. Looks like the road from Jammu led only to Chandigarh as far as Bashir is concerned.”