Geographical Indications – GI tag for 17 products

The Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai recently granted Geographical Indications – GI tags for 17 products across various Indian states.

 List of new state-wise GI tag products:

Odisha:

• Lanjia Saura paintings: Also called ekons or idital, they are mural art of Lanjia Saura tribe, which contains ritualistic worship symbols relating to different aspects of life.
  • The idital in Saura art resembles Warli paintings but features intricate borders, smooth-lined human figures, and indistinct gender differentiation, unlike Warli art.
• Dongria Kondh shawl: Also known as Kapdaganda shawl, it is a sacred hand-woven cotton textile woven by the Dongria Kondh tribe depicting goddess Dharanipenu, and their culture.
• Khajuri Guda (date palm jaggery): A natural sweetener produced from a palm called neera, and prepared by Lanjia Saura tribals of Gajapati, Boudh, Angul, and Dhenkanal districts.
• Dhenkanal Magji: A famous 100 year old sweet prepared in the Dhenkanal disrict, Magji is a delicious treat made with buffalo milk cheese.
• Similipal Kai Chutney: ‘Kai’ are red weaver ants indigenous to Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar, used as a source of food and traditional medicine to treat different aliments in their daily life.
• Koraput Kalajeera Rice: It is an aromatic rice variety from Koraput district, which looks like cumin seeds where paddy is black but rice is white in color.
• Nayagarh Kanteimundi: They are green round brinjals with pricky thorns grown in the Kantilo area of Nayagarh for a century, and have a unique taste.

Arunachal Pradesh:

• Wancho Wooden Craft: An ethnic art practiced by Wancho tribes in Longding and Changlong districts used in paang (boys‘ dormitory) or to decorate the village chief‘s house.
• Handmade carpets: These are prepared by Tibetan refugees who live in various parts of the state are famous for their typical designs, motifs and textures.
• Adi kekir: It is a variety of ginger produced in the East Siang, Siang and Upper Siang districts and known for its taste and size.

West Bengal:

• Tangail Saree: A woven cotton textile with figured motifs, in transparent plain ground, with designs of extra warp in borders and extra weft in the body portion.
• Garad Saree: Garad means white and refers to undyed silk with mostly red coloured floral border and a striped pallav.
• Korial saree: It is identical to Garad, but has intense and solid red border, and associated with Durga Puja.
• Kalonunia Rice: The Prince of rice is the best tiny aromatic rice in the world with non-glutinous and extremely easy to cook characteristics.
• Sundarban Honey: It is darker in color with radical scavenging properties, anti-aging benefits and helps in cell protection due to presence of polyphenols and flavonoids.

Jammu & Kashmir:

• Ramban Anardana: Also called ‘Dhruni’, it is a wild sour pomegranate dried to make a spice in the Ramban, Rajouri, Doda, and Udhampur districts.

Gujarat:

• Kachchhi Kharek: Grown in Kutch district, and highly regarded for its natural caramel-like taste, soft texture, and high nutritional value.

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