Our Story

Born in Kashmir.

کشمیر

Built for the streets. Worn by the bold.

We didn't just want to make clothes. We wanted to make people feel the valley — its poetry, its silence, its fire.

— The XABARWAN Story

Where It Began

A Valley. A Dream. A Brand.

XABARWAN was born from a feeling — the feeling every Kashmiri knows when they leave home and carry it with them everywhere they go. The Chinar leaf in their heart. The Dal Lake in their eyes. The mountains in their spine.

Founded in Bengaluru by a Kashmiri entrepreneur who grew up between two worlds — the valleys of Kashmir and the streets of Karnataka — XABARWAN is the answer to a question no other brand was asking: what does it look like when Kashmir meets the streets?

Not a souvenir shop. Not a heritage museum. A living, breathing, drop-by-drop streetwear brand that translates Kashmiri culture into heavyweight cotton, bold graphics, and hand-artisan craft.

240

GSM Premium Cotton

70%

Kashmiri Handcraft Per Piece

001

Drop at a Time. Always.

Why

Our Mission

We exist to prove that Indian streetwear can carry real identity — not borrowed aesthetics from the West, not generic graphics, not hollow branding. Kashmir has centuries of craft, poetry, and visual culture that the world has barely seen. We are here to show it.

Every drop we release is a chapter. Every tee we sell carries a story. Every customer who wears XABARWAN becomes a walking piece of Kashmir — wherever they are in the world.

What We Stand For

Our Three Pillars.

01

Culture First

Every graphic, every script, every motif is drawn from real Kashmiri heritage — the Chinar leaf, Dal Lake, Nastaliq calligraphy, artisan patterns passed down through generations. We never invent. We translate.

02

Quality Without Compromise

240 GSM heavyweight cotton. DTF prints that survive a hundred washes. Artisan hand-embroidery that takes 3 to 5 hours per piece. If it doesn't feel premium in your hands, it doesn't leave our workshop.

03

Limited. Always.

Every drop is small, intentional, and unrepeatable. Once it's gone, it becomes part of history. We believe scarcity is respect — for the craft, for the customer, for the culture.

A Note from the Founder

I left Kashmir carrying the valley in my chest. Every time someone in Bengaluru asked where I was from, I would feel this pride — and this hunger — to show them what Kashmir really is. Not the news. Not the politics. The culture. The craft. The people. XABARWAN is my answer. It is Kashmir speaking — loud, proud, and street-ready.

SF

Syed Faisal

Founder · XABARWAN · Dhibaan Groups Pvt Ltd

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