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National Times Bureau (Rajeev Sharma): During the G7 Summit held in Canada, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a series of carefully curated traditional Indian handicrafts and artworks to global leaders, each representing India’s rich cultural and artistic legacy. To Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, the President of Mexico, PM Modi gifted a Warli Painting, a tribal art from Maharashtra’s Warli community. This folk art, characterized by white rice paste on mud walls, captures everyday rural life using basic geometric shapes and often depicts the “tarpa dance,” symbolizing unity and joy. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung received a Madhubani Painting, also known as…