Agra, 7 December (). Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted a handcrafted marble chess set made in Agra to Russian President Putin. There is a big trade in marble handicraft in Agra. There are many big exporters of marble and handicrafts in Agra.
There is a wave of happiness among the handicraft businessmen after Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a handcrafted chess made from Agra to the President of Russia. Handicraft marble artisan Umar said that this step of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been described as historic.
Artisan Omar said that this art of India is now making its mark at the international level. This step of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will definitely encourage this traditional art of Agra. Now the demand for marble handicraft items will increase at the international level and small artisans associated with this industry will be able to get new means of employment.
Umar further said that he has been associated with this business for almost twenty years. It takes about ten to fifteen days to make one chessboard and is entirely hand work. The stones used in this come from Burma, Bangladesh and Italy, only then this type of chess can be prepared.
In the end, he thanked the Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi, that his hard-working art has got an international platform through Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
At the same time, Adnan Sheikh, the owner of this export house, said that this step of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, under which a chess made of marble handicraft has been given to the head of another country, is in line with the thinking which is very bold at the international level, and the hidden identity of Agra should be recognized at the international level.
This project of handicraft made in Agra has been given to the head of another country. This shows that the foreign policy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is obviously dynamic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is continuously giving international recognition to small-scale traders and artisans. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, many works are being done in the interest of businessmen in Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is bringing small traders into the mainstream through the One District One Product scheme. Employment fairs and exhibitions are being organized under this scheme.
The seller is getting direct input from the manufacturer and the middle commission is being eliminated. Certainly this step of the Prime Minister is revolutionary which will benefit everyone in the times to come. Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not just gift chess from Agra to the President of Russia, but it is also an exchange of culture.
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