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."
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.
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."