Gs Paper-1
Syllabus: Indian Culture – Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times
Context:
PM Modi’s gifts to G7 leaders (* not to be mugged up, just go through it once)
| Gulabi meenakari brooch and cufflink (GI-tagged art form of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh) | To-US President Joe Biden |  |
| Black pottery (Nizamabad, UP) | Japanese PM Kishida Fumio |  |
| Nandi-themed dokra art piece ( Chhattisgarh) | Argentina President Alberto Fernandez |  |
| Hand-painted tea set (Bulandshahr, UP) | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson |  |
| Ittar bottles packed in a custom-made zardozi box ( Kannauj, UP) | French President Emmanuel Macron |  |
| Marble inlay table top (Agra, UP) | Italian Prime Minister ( because of similarity with Opus sectile – a form of pietra dura famous during Roman empire)
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| Range of moonj baskets and cotton durries ( Prayagraj, Amethi, and Sultanpur in UP) | Senegal President Macky Sall |  |
| A handmade knotted silk carpet (Kashmir) | Canadian PM Justin Trudeau |  |
| Metal marodi carving matka ( Moradabad) | German Chancellor Olaf Scholz |  |
| Lacquerware Ram Darbar
( Varanasi, UP) |
Indonesian President
(because of similarity with – Indonesian version of Ramayana – known as Kakawin Ramayana)
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