India’s Gift to G20 Leaders
During the 18th G20 Summit held in New Delhi, the G20 leaders were presented with different gifts by the Prime Minister representing India’s rich traditional and cultural diversity. Details of some of these gifts are outlined here.
Kashmiri Pashmina Shawl
- The Kashmiri Pashmina shawl has many enchanting stories woven into its fabric.
- 'Pashm' means wool in Persian, but in Kashmiri, it refers to the raw unspun wool of the Changthangi goat (the world's most unique Cashmere goat) found only at a height of 14,000 feet above sea level.
- The wool is collected by combing (and not shearing) the undercoat of ....