Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted President Donald Trump a folio containing an original commemorative postal stamp issued by India to mark the death centenary of Abraham Lincoln and presented hand-woven shawls from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh to the First Lady. In a “great gesture”, the Trumps took the Prime Minister for a tour of the White House, including the residential quarters. Trump also showed Modi a copy of Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg address and the desk on which he wrote it. The Prime Minister also presented to the President a wooden chest with intricate inlay pattern that is a specialty of Hoshiarpur in Punjab. For the First Lady, the Prime Minister presented a hamper containing a traditional, handcrafted Himachali silver bracelet, tea and honey from Kangra valley, and hand-woven shawls from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

Source: Mint June 27, 2017 13:18 UTC