New Delhi, June 22
PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday presented uniquely inspired and crafted gifts to US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden as the two hosted him for an intimate dinner at the White House.
To President Biden, the PM presented a set of earth elements offered in the Indian tradition in celebration of a person attaining over 80 years of age.
As a second gift, the PM presented the US President a copy of the first edition of ‘The Ten Principal Upanishads’, an English translation of the Upanishads co-authored by Swami Purohit and WB Yeats, published by Faber and Faber of London and printed in Glasgow.
The principal gift to Biden — a sandalwood box complete with earth elements — was inspired by the ancient Indian ritual of honouring a person who lives to see 80 years and beyond.
The box with a silver idol of Ganesha and an oil lamp have been handcrafted by a family of fifth-generation silversmiths of Kolkata, a PMO note said. A copper plate, also in the box, has been sourced from UP and has a shloka inscribed on it.
Presents for US Prez, his wife
SPECIAL SANDALWOOD BOX FROM MYSURU
COPY OF ‘THE TEN PRINCIPAL UPANISHADS’
Lab-grown diamond for First Lady
Surat industry glitters
The lab-grown diamond has been manufactured in a Surat factory by recreating the same process that takes place beneath the earth in formation of natural diamonds. India has decided to promote these to boost the diamond industry, which has its headquarters in Surat.
Kashmiri artisans thank PM
Papier mache artisans in Kashmir are elated that one of their products — the exquisite box holding the diamond gifted by PM Modi to US First Lady — has graced the White House.
Vintage camera among return gifts
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