Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a miniature painting of Kangra to US President Joe Biden. Kangra miniature paintings usually depict ‘shringar rasa’ or love on a natural background. These exquisite paintings are made by the painters of Himachal Pradesh using natural colours.
PM Modi gave Mata Ni Pachedi gift to UK PM Rishi Sunak. This is a handmade cloth from Gujarat, which is offered in the shrines of the temple in which the Mother Goddess resides. The name is derived from the Gujarati word ‘mata’ meaning ‘mother goddess’, ‘ni’ meaning ‘belonging to’ and ‘pachedi’ meaning ‘background’.
PM Narendra Modi gifted ‘Pithora’ to Australian PM Anthony Albanese. Pithora is a ritualistic tribal folk art by the Rathwa artisans of Chhota Udaipur in Gujarat. These paintings are similar to Aboriginal dot paintings from the indigenous communities of Australia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted ‘Patan Patola Dupatta’-scarf to Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni. Woven by the Salvi family in the Patan region of northern Gujarat, the (double ikat) Patan Patola cloth is so well crafted that it becomes a festival of colours, with the front and back not distinguishable.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted ‘Agate Bowl’ from Kutch in Gujarat to French President Emmanuel Macron, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a silver bowl from Surat and a Kinnauri shawl from Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh to Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted the Kanal Brass Set of Mandi and Kullu to the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. These traditional musical instruments are now increasingly used as decoration items and are manufactured by skilled metal craftsmen in the Mandi and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh.
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