Seven products from Odisha get GI tag

Subject : Science and Tech

Section: IRP

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As many as seven items from Odisha received the GI tag by the Chennai-based Geographical Indications Registry on Tuesday.

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The new items include the Odisha Khajuri Guda, Dhenkkanal Magji, Similipal Kai Chutney, Nayagarh Kantei Mundi brinjal, Dongria Kondh embroidery shawl, Koraput Kala Jeera rice and the paintings of Lanjia Saora.

About the Items:

Kapda Ganda shawl

Woven and embroidered by the women of the Dongria Kondh tribe, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) in the Niyamgiri hills in Odisha’s Rayagada and Kalahandi districts.
It is embroidered on an off-white coarse cloth with red, yellow and green coloured threads, with each color holding significance.
Green symbolizes the mountains and hills, and yellow stands for peace and happiness.
Red stands as the symbol of blood.
The motifs in the shawls are mostly lines and triangles, believed to be a reflection of the importance of mountains for the community.
The shawl is worn by both men and women and the Dongrias give it to their family members as a token of love and affection.

Lanjia Saura Painting

The painting is one of the oldest tribal art forms and is also known as Idital.
The artworks are famous for their beauty, aesthetics, ritualistic association and iconography.
The art form belongs to the Lanjia Saura community, a PVTG largely residing in the Rayagada district.
These paintings are in the form of exterior murals painted on the mud walls of homes.
White paintings figure over a crimson-maroon background.

Koraput Kala Jeera Rice

The black-coloured rice variety, also known as the ‘Prince of Rice’, is famous for its aroma, taste, texture and nutritional value.
Tribal farmers of the Koraput region have preserved the rice variety for around 1,000 years.

Similipal Kai chutney

The chutney made with red weaver ants is a traditional delicacy of the tribals in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district.
The ants are found in the forests of Mayurbhanj, including in the Similipal forests – Asia’s second-largest biosphere.

Nayagarh Kantei Mundi Brinjal

Nayagarh Kantei Mundi Brinjal is known for its prickly thorns on the stems and the whole plant.
The green and round fruits contain more seeds as compared to other genotypes.

Odisha Khajuri Guda

Odisha’s “Khajuri Guda” or jaggery is a natural sweetener extracted from date palm trees and has its origin in the Gajapati district.
The jaggery is prepared in a trapezoidal form called ‘Patali Gur’ and is organic by nature. It is dark brown and has a unique taste.

Dhenkanal Magji

Dhenkanal Magji is a type of sweet made from cheese from buffalo milk, with distinct characteristics in terms of appearance, taste, flavor, shape, and size.
It also has unique nutritional values that distinguish it from other cheese-based sweets.

About GI tags:

Geographical Indications of Goods are defined as that aspect of industrial property which refer to the geographical indication referring to a country or to a place situated therein as being the country or place of origin of that product.
Under Articles 1 (2) and 10 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, geographical indications are covered as an element of IPRs.
They are also covered under Articles 22 to 24 of the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement
A registered GI tag is valid for 10 years.
GI tags are provided by the Geographical Indications Registry, located in Chennai, India.
The registry operates under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.
They are governed by WIPO Agreement on Trade related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)