GI
TAGS – GEOGRAPHY
News:
Tamil Nadu’s Jaderi
‘namakatti’, chedibutta saree and Kanyakumari Matti banana get GI tag
What's
in the news?
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Three
famous products from Tamil Nadu - Jaderi namakatti,
Kanyakumari Matti banana, Chedibutta saree - were given the GI tag by the
Geographical Indications Registry here in Chennai.
Key
takeaways:
Jaderi
Namakatti:
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They are clay sticks that are white in
colour and are made up of the rich
deposit of hydrous silicate minerals that form fine grain particles of
clay.
Kanniyakumari
Matti Banana:
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Matti banana is mostly grow in the
Agatheeswaram, Thovalai, Thiruvattar taluks of Kanyakumari district.
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It is a traditional table banana cultivar
of medicinal value and the fruit is
highly fragrant, sweet with sub-acid flavour, firm texture and powdery nature.
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The Matti banana fruit‘s apex is 2.5 – 3
cm long and looks like mouth of a crocodile. It is also called as ‘Crocodile
Finger Banana’.
Chedibutta
Saree:
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It is a handloom saree which depicts the
Chedibutta design in art silk and cotton mix fabric.
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The Chedibutta saree has the iconic “plant and flower” motif woven
on the border and pallu (edge of the saree).
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The saree is woven using art silk thread
while the Chedibutta designs are made using brightly coloured cotton threads.
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The Sowrashtra community are the primary
weavers of the saree.
Other
GI Tagged Products:
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Agra
leather footwear - Uttar Pradesh
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Nathdwara
Pichhwai Painting - Rajasthan
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Mushqbudji
Rice
- Jammu and Kashmir
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Marcha
Rice
- Bihar
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Rajouri
Chikri Wood Craft - Jammu and Kashmir
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Agsechi
Vayingim (Agassaim Brinjal) - Goa
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Sat
Shiro Bheno (Sat Shirancho Bhendo) Okra - Goa