PM Modi's gifts to foreign leaders promote Indian tribal art and culture on global stage

PM Modi's gifts to foreign leaders promote Indian tribal art and culture on global stage

Continuing with his promotion of local arts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his ongoing foreign visit, gave international leaders gifts drawn from tribal arts and craft from various regions of India.

Modi started his six-day visit to three countries – Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia –last Friday to attend multilateral visits, including the Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Hiroshima.

DOKRA ART WAS GIVEN TO AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, COOK ISLANDS, TONGA

Dokra art, also called Dokra, is one of India’s prehistoric art forms. One of the earliest expressions of this ancient art is the dancing girl artefact found from Mohenjo-Daro and Harappan excavations