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Unique domestic products presented to panellists during National Conclave Mann Ki Baat@100.

The National Conclave on Mann Ki Baat @100 was organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting yesterday at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

Highlights

• During the National Conclave Mann Ki Baat@100, the dignitaries and the panellists were presented with unique products made by the artists across the country.
• The Vice President was gifted with a unique Kaavi Painting made by artist Shri Sagar Mule from Goa

Re-inventing Kaavi paintings of the Konkan region with a modern touch

• The bright red found in Goa’s laterite soil is expertly infused with mixed media to bring to life diverse themes, ranging from traditional temple designs and festivals to life in the village
• Other dignitaries and panellists were gifted with Pattachithra paintings on stone made by Bhagyashree Sahu from Odisha and Etikoppaka Wooden Toys made by C V Raju from Andhra Pradesh.

Pattachitra

• While traditional Pattachitra is done on natural cloth scrolls, Bhagyashree has chosen stones of varying sizes and shapes as her muse.

Etikoppaka Wooden Toys

• A GI tagged handicraft of Andhra Pradesh has its origins dating back to the Rajas of Vizianagaram. Made out of wood and coloured with natural dyes, these toys are finally coated with lac, a colourless resinous secretion of numerous insects.