The Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai has given Geographical Indication (GI) tags to 7 different products from Uttar Pradesh.
These are: ‘Amroha Dholak’, ‘Mahoba Gaura Patthar Hastashlip’, ‘Mainpuri Tarkashi’, ‘Sambhal Horn Craft’, ‘Baghpat Home Furnishings’, ‘Barabanki Handloom Product’ and ‘Kalpi Handmade Paper’.
- The Amroha Dholak is a musical instrument made of natural wood. Mango, jackfruit and teakwood is preferred for making the dholak’s.
- Baghpat Home Furnishings: Baghpat and Meerut are famous for their exclusive handloom home furnishing product and running fabrics in cotton yarn since generations, and only cotton yarn are used in the handloom weaving process.
- The Barabanki Handloom Product cluster now offers an exquisite range of products like scarves, stoles and shawls. In straight lines, geometric patterns and bold designs.
- Kalpi Handmade Paper: The handmade paper-making cluster at Kalpi is a huge cluster, engaging more than 5,000 craftsmen and approximately 200 units. The craft of making handmade paper from waste paper and cloth strings is prominent in Kalpi.
- Mahoba Gaura Patthar Hastashlip: is a stone craft. It is a very unique and soft stone with scientific name, the ‘Pyro Flight Stone’. Gaura stone craft is made of radiant white-coloured stone that is predominantly found in this region.
- Mainpuri Tarkash: Tarkashi, a popular art form from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh, is primarily brass wire inlay work on wood. It was mainly used for khadaous (wooden sandals), a necessity for every household, since leather was considered unclean.
- Sambhal Horn Craft: The raw material is procured from dead animals. They are completely hand-made.
