Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Germany to attend the G7 summit. AFP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a visit to Germany to attend the G7 summit, presented its leaders with various gifts displaying the country's rich art and crafts, particularly those related to Uttar Pradesh's 'one district one product' scheme.

His gifts included a hand-knotted carpet, carved matka, itr bottles, tea set, brooch and cufflinks.

PM Modi gifted a Metal Marodi carving matka to German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz. This nickel-coated, hand-engraved brass vessel is a masterpiece from Moradabad district, which is also known as the Peetal Nagari or "brass city" of Uttar Pradesh. After casting the pot, the design that has to be engraved is first sketched on paper. An outline of the whole design is done with a fine engraving tool hammered with a wooden block. This particular type of engraving is called Marodi, owing to the curved lines used to fill up negative space in this design.

He gifted Gulabi Meenakari brooch and cufflink set to US President Joe Biden. Gulabi Meenakari is a GI-tagged art form of Varanasi. A piece of pure silver is moulded into a base form, and the chosen design is embossed in the metal. The embossed shapes are then filled with great dexterity with crushed meena glass mixed with an intriguing natural anardana (pomegranate seeds) glue.

PM gifted Gulabi Meenakari brooch and cufflink set from Varanasi, UP to US President Joe Biden These cufflinks were prepared for the President with a matching brooch for the First Lady. Gulabi Meenakari is a GI-tagged art form. pic.twitter.com/bIzujEktLd

The paint is fired layer by layer for permanence. The motifs primarily use the colour pink (Gulabi), which lends its name to the craft. These cufflinks were prepared for the President with a matching brooch for the First Lady Jill Biden.

Prime Minister Modi gifted a platinum-painted, hand-painted tea set from Bulandhshahr to UK PM Boris Johnson. The crockery is outlined with platinum metal paint in honour of the Queen's platinum jubilee being celebrated this year.

PM Modi gifted Platinum painted hand painted Tea Set from Bulandhshahr, UP to UK PM Boris Johnson The crockery is outlined with platinum metal paint in honour of Queen's platinum jubilee being celebrated this year. Embossed outlines are laid on manually with Mehndi cone work pic.twitter.com/2s5Q1OZTIj

The base form is hand-painted and fired at 1200 degrees Celsius. The embossed outlines are laid on manually with Mehndi cone work and require an extremely confident hand. Each shape is then separately filled with colour with great dexterity, and the entire cup is fired again.

To French President Emmanuel Macron, PM Modi gifted 'itr' bottles in Zardozi box. The carrier box has been crafted in Lucknow. The zari zardozi box has been hand embroidered on khadi silk and satin tissue in colours of the French National Flag. The motifs are traditional Indo-Persian, lotus flowers hand-embroidered with metal wire in blue and a pendant used in Kashmiri carpets and motifs from Awadhi architecture.

This box included Attar Mitti, Jasmine oil, Attar Shamama, Attar Gulab, Exotic Musk, and Garam Masala.

Prime Minister Modi gifted hand-knotted silk carpets which are famous all over the world for their softness and craftsmanship to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.

PM Modi gifted an Indian hand knitted silk carpet from Kashmir to Canada PM Justin Trudeau The hand knitted silk carpets are famous all over the world for their softness. A Kashmiri Silk carpet is known for its beauty, perfectness, lushness, luxury & dedicated craftsmanship pic.twitter.com/OImLYYG6p6

A Kashmiri silk carpet is known for its beauty, perfectness, lushness, luxury and dedicated craftsmanship. Each Kashmiri silk carpet is considered to be a never-before-seen piece of handmade art. The Kashmiri silk carpets are made predominantly in Srinagar.

These exquisite creations are hand-knotted on the warp threads, one at a time, in accordance with a strict code of colours in the order of their appearance in the pattern. The knotted product is clipped with shears to smoothness and then treated with several brightening processes.

Characteristically, all silk carpets have an amazingly innate attribute of displaying different colours when viewed from different angles or sides.

PM Modi gifted Black Pottery pieces from Nizamabad, UP to Japan PM Fumio Kishida The Pottery uses a special technique to bring out black colours- while the pottery is inside the oven, it is ensured that there is no scope for oxygen to enter the oven & heat level remains high pic.twitter.com/CWy1DrITWK

The Prime Minister gifted black pottery pieces to Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The black pottery of Nizamabad uses a special technique to bring out black colours -- while the pottery is inside the oven, it is ensured that there is no scope for oxygen to enter the oven and the heat level remains high. The presence of oxygen can turn the pottery red. The glaze on the pottery comes from the high zinc content of the soil and the layer of mustard oil applied before firing the pottery.

The Prime Minister gifted a marble inlay tabletop to Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Pietra dura or marble inlay has its origins in the Opus sectile -- a form of Pietra Dura popularised in the ancient and medieval Roman world, where materials were cut and inlaid into walls and floors to make a picture or pattern. This marble tabletop with inlay work has its origin in Agra.

This particular tabletop is made of semi-precious stones with gradients in their colour, making it very similar to Italian marble inlay work. Stones with colour gradients are harder to place, but make the inlay more realistic.

The delicate process involves cutting and engraving semi-precious stones on marble manually. To start with, a pre-defined pattern, e.g. a floral design or a geometrical design, is engraved on the marble item. Small pieces of different semi-precious stones are then cut delicately. These small pieces are then slipped into grooves, making the simple marble item a beautiful and colourful masterpiece of art.

Besides G7 leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, and the European Union, the Prime Minister gifted items to leaders from Indonesia, South Africa, Senegal and Argentina.

The Prime Minister gifted Dokra Art with Ramayana Theme to South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa. Dokra Art is non-ferrous metal casting art using the lost-wax casting technique. This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 4,000 years and is still used. There are two main processes of lost wax casting: solid casting and hollow casting. The product of artisans, who are mainly from central and eastern India, are in great demand in domestic and foreign markets because of their primitive simplicity, enchanting folk motifs and forceful form.

This particular art piece from Chhattisgarh is based on the Ramayana theme. The principal characters in the artwork are Lord Ram riding an elephant along with Lakshman, Sita and Lord Hanuman.

The Prime Minister gifted a Nandi-themed Dokra artefact to Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez.

This particular piece from Chhattisgarh is a figure of 'Nandi - The Meditative Bull'. According to Hindu mythology, Nandi is considered the vehicle (mount) of Lord Shiva.

The Prime Minister gifted Moonj baskets and cotton durries to Senegal's President Macky Sall. Moonj is a wonderful example of utilitarian handicrafts made with sustainably sourced material. Like Senegalese baskets, Moonj craft also utilises bright, jewel-tone colours. This particular piece is by a master craftswoman from Prayagraj. The blades of the sarpat grass used here are much thinner, making them more difficult to weave.

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The cotton durries are hand woven in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

PM Modi gifted Lacquerware Ram Durbar from Varanasi, UP to Indonesia President Joko Widodo The wooden statues of gods, goddesses and sacred animals served as coveted souvenirs taken back by pilgrims. This particular piece is made on Goolar (Botanical name: Ficus Racemosa) wood pic.twitter.com/QdPsVqBkxQ

Prime Minister Modi gifted lacquerware Ram Durbar to Indonesia's President Joko Widodo. The GI-tagged lacquerware art-form has its roots in the temple town of Varanasi. The wooden statues of gods, goddesses and sacred animals served as coveted souvenirs taken back by pilgrims. The process is a tedious one, requiring assembly of a base wooden form with separate limbs, which is covered with distemper or lac-based paint.

This particular piece is made on Goolar wood. In the artwork are Lord Ram, Sita, Lord Hanuman and Jatayu. It is believed that the Indonesian version of Ramayana was written during the Medang Kingdom (732-1006 AD) in central Java. It is known as Kakawin Ramayana.

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