Sohrai Work are recognised as an ODOP (One District One Product) merchandise. (File)
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi showcased Maharashtra’s handcrafted works to the leaders of Iran and Uzbekistan and Jharkhand’s artwork to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the course of the latest BRICS Summit, in accordance with officers.
PM Modi gifted a Mom of Pearl (MOP) sea-shell vase to Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian.
The officers famous that the vase, sourced from the coastal artisans of Maharashtra, stands as a testomony to the state’s expert craftsmanship and pure magnificence.
To Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, PM Modi offered a conventional Warli portray, a revered artwork kind from Maharashtra’s Warli tribe.
The officers highlighted the portray’s cultural significance, tracing again practically 5,000 years and now celebrated worldwide for its distinct fashion and minimalistic magnificence.
Created with fundamental geometric shapes, Warli work illustrate tribal life by means of depictions of nature, festivals and communal actions.
Granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2014, Warli artwork has developed to modern mediums, symbolising an everlasting but adaptable heritage.
Putin was offered with a Sohrai portray from Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district. Sohrai Work are recognised as an ODOP (One District One Product) merchandise. They’re identified for his or her use of pure pigments and easy instruments.
Artists usually use brushes constructed from twigs, rice straw and even fingers to create intricate designs. They’re identified for his or her easy but expressive storytelling. The depiction of animals, birds and nature is a mirrored image of the agrarian way of life and the reverence for wildlife in tribal tradition, the officers stated.
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