From beautiful work, silver bowls and scarves to conventional artworks, Modi showered presents on world leaders 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and US President Joe Biden on the G20 Summit, in Bali, Indonesia. (PTI picture)

By Tirtho Banerjee: Beautiful work, silver bowls, artworks, conventional musical devices, and different curated craft items from Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat have been among the presents that Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered on world leaders on the G20 summit in Bali.

Modi introduced US President Joe Biden with Kangra miniature work from Himachal Pradesh. The work depict ‘Shringar Rasa’ (love) on a pure, natural backdrop. The fashion reached its zenith through the reign of Maharaja Sansar Chand Katoch. Katoch was a terrific patron of Kangra artwork. These work are made at the moment by grasp painters from Himachal Pradesh utilizing pure colors.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak acquired Mata Ni Pachedi, a home made textile piece crafted by the nomadic group of Waghris in Gujarat. It’s meant to be an providing in temples that home the Mom Goddess, as homage to the varied incarnations of the goddess. The deity varieties the central determine within the design, whereas being flanked by different story parts.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was introduced a Patan Patola (a shawl), a vibrant dupatta. The headband woven by the Salvi household within the Patan space of Northern Gujarat is so well-crafted that its entrance and reverse can’t be distinguished. The headband is packed in an ornamental ‘Sadeli’ field.

PM Modi gifted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a Pithora wall-painting made by the Rathwa artisans from Chhota Udaipur in Gujarat. These work are depictions of the cave work that the tribe used to make, reflecting the social, cultural and mythological life and beliefs of these tribals. The work bear a placing resemblance to the Aboriginal dot work of the indigenous communities of Australia.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was gifted a Kanal brass set from Himachal’s Mandi and Kullu districts. The Kanal brass set is a big, straight brass trumpet, over a metre lengthy, performed in components of Himalayan India. It’s used on ceremonial events, such because the processions of village deities. These are made in Mandi and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh by expert metallic craftspeople.

A Kinnauri scarf was introduced to Indonesian President Joko Widodo. The design of this particular piece reveals influences from Central Asia and Tibet. He was additionally gifted with a silver bowl from Surat. The silver bowl is a centuries-old craft perfected by the standard and extremely expert metalsmiths of Surat.

Leaders of France, Germany and Singapore acquired Kutch’s ‘Agate Bowl’. The semi-precious stone, fashioned of chalcedonic-silica, is present in underground mines of Rajpipla and Ratanpur in riverbeds, and extracted to provide a wide range of decorative objects.

The craft has been handed down via generations of artisans because the Indus Valley civilization and is at present practised by artisans of Khambat. Agate could be seen in varied modern designs as house decor objects in addition to vogue jewelry. The therapeutic powers attributed to agate stones have sustained the usage of agate over centuries.