Wooden chest from Hoshiarpur among gifts from Modi to Trump

The gifts Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented to US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump included a wooden chest with intricate inlay pattern which brought laurels to Punjab's Hoshiarpur.

Modi, who met Trump last Monday for the first time after the latter took office earlier this year, presented a range of gifts, including a handcrafted Himachali silver bracelet, tea and honey from Kangra Valley, hand-woven shawls from Jammu and Kashmir and the wooden chest.

The sheesham wood intricate inlay chest was designed by Ashok Jain, Chairman of the Cottage Industries Corporation (CIC) in Hoshiarpur and crafted by 61-year-old artisan Shami Lal.

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