{"id":2426996,"date":"2026-05-21T20:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2426996"},"modified":"2026-05-21T20:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:38:35","slug":"pm-gifts-palm-leaf-engraving-silver-filigree-to-norwegian-royal-family-bhubaneswar-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/pm-gifts-palm-leaf-engraving-silver-filigree-to-norwegian-royal-family-bhubaneswar-news\/","title":{"rendered":"PM gifts palm leaf engraving, silver filigree to Norwegian royal family | Bhubaneswar News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Bhubaneswar: <\/span>Odisha\u2019s celebrated artistic traditions were showcased on the global stage by Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Narendra Modi<\/a> during his visit to Norway, where he gifted an exquisite \u2018talapatra khodei\u2019 (palm leaf engraving) artwork and a silver filigree craft to members of the Norwegian royal family.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>During the fourth leg of his five-nation tour recently, the Prime Minister met the Norwegian royalty and presented the gifts to King Harald V and Queen Sonja, highlighting Odisha\u2019s centuries-old heritage of storytelling through palm leaf engraving and the delicate craftsmanship of Cuttack\u2019s renowned silver filigree, also known as tarakasi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Modi gifted Queen Sonja a palm leaf engraving featuring the \u2018Tree of Life\u2019, a motif commonly associated with Pattachitra art. <!-- -->The intricate artwork features two large \u2018Trees of Life\u2019 at the centre, surrounded by 18 smaller ones within a traditional decorative border.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cTalapatra Khodei commonly features designs inspired by mythology, but this work is unique because the Tree of Life motif is rarely used in such a beautiful manner in palm leaf engraving,\u201d said cultural researcher Anita Sabat.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The Geographical Indication (GI) application for palm leaf engraving is currently pending with the Geographical Indication Registry under the Union ministry of commerce and industry. The craft is primarily practised in Nayakpatana and Raghurajpur in Puri district.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The gift presented to King Harald V was a silver filigree model of a boat, a traditional art form practised in Cuttack popular as the Silver City. A GI-tagged craft, silver filigree work is currently sustained by nearly 300 artisans in the city.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>\u201cThe boat design presented by PM Modi is called Boita or Banijya Nauka in local parlance. It is inspired by the maritime heritage of Cuttack,\u201d said Pankaj Sahoo, a national award-winning silver filigree craftsman. <!-- -->He said the Prime Minister\u2019s gesture would bring global attention to the craft, which is gradually declining.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Interestingly, like Cuttack, Norway too has a rich maritime history rooted in the Viking Age, making the symbolic gift particularly significant.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>CM Mohan Charan Majhi thanked PM Modi for placing Odisha\u2019s timeless artistic legacy at the heart of a significant diplomatic moment. \u201cThat two of Odisha\u2019s most iconic art forms found their place in such a distinguished diplomatic exchange is a testament to the growing global recognition of India\u2019s living heritage. It is, above all, a proud moment for the artisans of Odisha, whose hands carry forward an ancient legacy and whose creations now speak to the world,\u201d Majhi wrote on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source timesofindia.indiatimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhubaneswar: Odisha\u2019s celebrated artistic traditions were showcased on the global stage by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Norway, where he gifted an exquisite \u2018talapatra khodei\u2019 (palm leaf engraving) artwork and a silver filigree craft to members of the Norwegian royal family.During the fourth leg of his five-nation tour recently, the Prime Minister [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2426997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[411749,411748,411750,411751,475848,363213,349327,475846,475844,475845,411752,475847],"class_list":["post-2426996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-bhubaneswar-latest-news","tag-bhubaneswar-news","tag-bhubaneswar-news-live","tag-bhubaneswar-news-today","tag-cuttack-silver-craftsmanship","tag-narendra-modi","tag-norwegian-royal-family","tag-odisha-art","tag-palm-leaf-engraving","tag-silver-filigree","tag-today-news-bhubaneswar","tag-tree-of-life-motif"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PM-gifts-palm-leaf-engraving-silver-filigree-to-Norwegian-royal.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2426996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2426998,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426996\/revisions\/2426998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2426997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2426996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2426996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2426996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}