History and Art and Culture
In News: Hyderabad-based Creasent Handicraft Artisans Welfare Association has filed an application for securing a Geographical Indications tag for lac bangles that are manufactured in the city.
- The Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai has accepted the application and the coveted tag may add to the lustre of the bangles which is a favourite of tourists and are part of the trousseau for brides from the city.
- The lac bangles can be seen in the shops that line the Laad Bazaar area near Charminar shimmering with mirror work and encrusted precious stones.
- They are handcrafted in the homes by an army of workers who use molten lac and shape them into bangles and turn them into speckled shimmering wonders.
- GI tag will pave a way to brand the Hyderabad Lac Bangles better in India and abroad.
GI Tags of Telangana
- Pochampally Ikat
- Silver Filigree of Karimnagar
- Nirmal Toys and Craft
- Nirmal Furniture
- Nirmal Paintings
- Gadwal Sarees
- Hyderabad Haleem
- Cheriyal Paintings
- Siddipet Gollabhama
- Narayanpet Handloom Sarees
- Pochampally Ikat (Logo)
- Adilabad Dokra
- Warangal Durries
- Telia Rumal
Must Read: What is GI Tag
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Q.1) Which of the following has/have been accorded ‘Geographical Indication’ status
- Banaras Brocades and Sarees
- Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma
- Tirupathi Laddu
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- 1 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
