High silver prices threaten Lucknow’s famed bridal nagra craft
War-driven prices for silver are threatening nagra makers in northern India.
![Two styles of silver nagra wedding shoes made by Jabbar Hussain, a fourth-generation craftsman and shopkeeper in Lucknow, India [Aatif Ammad/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-03-at-2.10.04-PM-1791051025.png?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Noldonyo Piro says a soldier broke her arm and raped her the same day her sister Mantoi Lekoloi Kaunda was killed — an assault for which no one has ever been charged [Jaclynn Ashly/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Photo-4-1790272662.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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