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Gifts related to Indian handicrafts and crafts given to spouses of heads of state

Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
presented the wife
of the Spanish
Prime Minister with
a Banarasi silk stole.
Banarasi silk stoles are
commonly worn by
women at weddings Prime Minister Modi presented an ikat
and other special stole in a teak box to the wife of Mauritius'
occasions. Artists from Prime Minister. It is made of silk and cotton
Kerala carved the box and was created by Odisha artists, while
in which she received the box in which it was given was created
her gift. by Gujarat artists.

Kanjeevaram's stole
Banarasi stoles were
was given to the wife of
given to the wives of
Japan's Prime Minister.
British Prime Minister
Kanjeevaram stole is a
and Argentina
magnificent example
President. Such stoles
of Indian weaving art;
are commonly worn by
it is unrivalled in the
women at weddings.
field of craft. Kerala
Karnataka artists
artists created the box
created the box in
in which this gift was
which this gift was
delivered.
packed.

The wife of the
Indonesian President
The wives of the
was given an Assam
President of Brazil
stole.This is an
and Prime Minister
excellent example
of Australia received
of Southeast Indian
Kashmiri Pashmina
tradition. Karnataka
stoles. It's very light
artists created the box
and cosy.
in which the gift
was packed.

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