The One District One Product (ODOP) from Uttar Pradesh made a splash on the world stage as the products of UP hogged limelight in the G-7 Summit where Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the same to world leaders.
Modi gifted a pink ‘Minakari of Banaras’ to US President Joe Biden and ‘Black Pottery’ products to Prime Minister of Japan Yoshide Suga.
Minakari art usually involves intricate designs (mainly using geometric shapes and designs) and is applied as a decorative feature to serving dishes.
The PM gifted a platinum hand-painted tea set of Bulandshahr to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He also gifted Kannauj perfume to President of France Emmanuel Macron in a box of Lucknow’s ‘zari-zardozi’.
Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi got a gift of marble inlay table top made in Agra while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz got Moradabad’s beautiful pots made of brass.
The PM also gifted Prayagraj’s ‘moonj basket’ and Sitapur’s cotton rug to the Senegal president and an idol of Ram’s court to Indonesian President Joko Widodo.