UP now holds second place in GI merchandise as three additional crafts bag coveted tag
4 min readExpress News Service
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh now holds second place inside the nation by means of having the utmost number of Geographical Indication-tagged gadgets after receiving GI tags for 3 additional crafts.
The crafts which have acquired GI tags embrace Mainpuri tarkashi, Mahoba Gaura stone craft, and Sambhal horn craft.
While Tamil Nadu leads with 55 GI-tagged gadgets, UP and Karnataka adjust to with 48 and 46 GI merchandise, respectively.
According to GI expert Rajni Kant, a Padma Shri awardee, and head of the Human Welfare Association (HWA) that facilitated these handicrafts to get the GI certification, of the 48 GI gadgets of UP, 36 merchandise belong to the handicraft class. In the Varanasi space alone, 18 GI-tagged gadgets out of 23 belong to the handicraft class.
“Uttar Pradesh is not only the biggest exporter of GI-tagged products but it also involves the largest amount of manpower in this sector, making the highest annual turnover in the country,” claimed Kant.
Kant added that 20 additional capabilities from UP for the GI certification are inside the final phases.
He acknowledged that up to now, his organisation has supplied technical facilitation to file 175 capabilities in 18 states, out of which 46 merchandise acquired GI certification.
“Maximum applications were filed during the Covid period after 2019,” he acknowledged.
“With the financial support of NABARD, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, the HWA along with local producer organizations and the state government MSME initiative, prepared the technical documents of the three goods and sent them to the GI Registry in Chennai in 2019 during the difficult times of Covid, and after a long legal and technical process the GI tags were received in May 2023,” he acknowledged.
Sambhal horn craft
The horn-bone handicraft merchandise made in Sambhal are immensely widespread. The raw supplies used for making these craft objects is procured from lifeless animals that makes this commerce setting nice. Sambhal’s horn and bone merchandise are recognized all over the place on the planet. Sambhal provides quite a lot of decorative horn-bone handicrafts which may be obtainable in quite a few engaging seems, designs and patterns.
Mahoba Gaura stone craft
Mahoba is known nationwide for its stunning Gaura stone craft. Gaura stone craft is manufactured from radiant white-coloured stone that is predominantly found on this space. Gaura stone has a fragile texture. It is decrease into a variety of gadgets which can be then used for making various craft objects which can be utilized for ornamental capabilities.
Mainpuri tarkashi
Tarkashi is a approach of inlaying brass, copper or silver wires in wood. It is a singular and inventive product of Mainpuri district. It is used for adorning jewellery packing containers, establish plaques and completely different associated objects. The excellent paintings of tarkashi may be seen in door panels, trays and lamps, sandook (chest), decorative gadgets, tables, flower pots.
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh now holds second place inside the nation by means of having the utmost number of Geographical Indication-tagged gadgets after receiving GI tags for 3 additional crafts.
The crafts which have acquired GI tags embrace Mainpuri tarkashi, Mahoba Gaura stone craft, and Sambhal horn craft.
While Tamil Nadu leads with 55 GI-tagged gadgets, UP and Karnataka adjust to with 48 and 46 GI merchandise, respectively.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
According to GI expert Rajni Kant, a Padma Shri awardee, and head of the Human Welfare Association (HWA) that facilitated these handicrafts to get the GI certification, of the 48 GI gadgets of UP, 36 merchandise belong to the handicraft class. In the Varanasi space alone, 18 GI-tagged gadgets out of 23 belong to the handicraft class.
“Uttar Pradesh is not only the biggest exporter of GI-tagged products but it also involves the largest amount of manpower in this sector, making the highest annual turnover in the country,” claimed Kant.
Kant added that 20 additional capabilities from UP for the GI certification are inside the final phases.
He acknowledged that up to now, his organisation has supplied technical facilitation to file 175 capabilities in 18 states, out of which 46 merchandise acquired GI certification.
“Maximum applications were filed during the Covid period after 2019,” he acknowledged.
“With the financial support of NABARD, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, the HWA along with local producer organizations and the state government MSME initiative, prepared the technical documents of the three goods and sent them to the GI Registry in Chennai in 2019 during the difficult times of Covid, and after a long legal and technical process the GI tags were received in May 2023,” he acknowledged.
Sambhal horn craft
The horn-bone handicraft merchandise made in Sambhal are immensely widespread. The raw supplies used for making these craft objects is procured from lifeless animals that makes this commerce setting nice. Sambhal’s horn and bone merchandise are recognized all over the place on the planet. Sambhal provides quite a lot of decorative horn-bone handicrafts which may be obtainable in quite a few engaging seems, designs and patterns.
Mahoba Gaura stone craft
Mahoba is known nationwide for its stunning Gaura stone craft. Gaura stone craft is manufactured from radiant white-coloured stone that is predominantly found on this space. Gaura stone has a fragile texture. It is decrease into a variety of gadgets which can be then used for making various craft objects which can be utilized for ornamental capabilities.
Mainpuri tarkashi
Tarkashi is a approach of inlaying brass, copper or silver wires in wood. It is a singular and inventive product of Mainpuri district. It is used for adorning jewellery packing containers, establish plaques and completely different associated objects. The excellent paintings of tarkashi may be seen in door panels, trays and lamps, sandook (chest), decorative gadgets, tables, flower pots.
