G20 Summit: World Leaders To Be Gifted Silver Ashok Chakra Brooches To Celebrate Chandrayaan-3 Success

G20 Summit: India will celebrate the success of Chandrayaan-3 at the global event by gifting world leaders Ashok Chakra-shaped brooches.

Image of the Madhubani painting of Chandrayaan-3 and the Silver Ashok Chakra-shaped brooches which will be presented to the foreign leaders at the G20 Summit

Source : ANI, Ashish Pandey

The G20 Art & Craft exhibition organised at Delhi's Bharat Madapam featured a Madhubani painting of the 'Chandrayaan-3' by National Award-winning artisan Shanti Devi. Additionally, more than 200 silver Ashok Chakra-shaped brooches have been ordered to be presented to the leaders from across the world who arrived to attend the G20 Summit. 

Shanti Devi, while talking about her Chandrayaan-3 painting, said, "The Indian Government invited us to the G20 Summit. I first saw Chandrayaan in the newspaper. So, that is what came to my mind and I thought why shouldn't I make its painting this time...I am very happy to be here."

#WATCH | G 20 in India | Delhi: Shanti Devi, a National Award-winning Madhubani painting artisan, showcased 'Chandrayaan-3' Madhubani painting in the G 20 art and craft exhibition pavilion at the Bharat Mandapam.

She says, "The Indian Government invited us for G 20. I first saw… pic.twitter.com/JMB5Cz4zno

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The renowned silver filigree artisans from Karimnagar Handicrafts Welfare Society made the silver Ashok Chakra-shaped brooches. The General Secretary of the Society, Gadde Ashok Kumar, while talking about the opportunity said he is very happy that he got a chance to make these silver badges for foreign leaders and delegates.

Telangana’s Silver Filigree Craft from Karimnagar district will adorn the delegates of the upcoming G20 summit.
Our craft will be presented as Badges in the shape of the National symbol ‘Ashoka Chakra’.

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Apart from this, the group also got a chance to present other works by them at the G20 Art & Craft exhibition.

Meanwhile, Padma Shree awardee Dilshad Hussain also spoke about being invited to the G20 Summit to present his art. Hussain said, "We had set up a stall at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Lucknow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to our stall and he liked the items at our stall. He appreciated our art. After three days, we got a call saying that there was a black-coloured pot on your stall which the Prime Minister liked and would like to take to Germany as a gift. We were very happy."

#WATCH | G 20 in India | On being invited at G 20 Summit to present his art & craft, Padma Shree awardee Dilshad Hussain says,"...We had set up a stall at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Lucknow...Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to our stall and he liked the items at our stall...He… pic.twitter.com/GUVs9jREDF

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