That gift given to PM Modi to be auctioned

NP NEWS 24 ONLINE – Prime Minister Narendra Modi tours a lot of countries for which he even gets trolled by many but there on the tour he also receives a lot of gifts from many countries since he assumed the office in May 2014. The collection of all his presents and porcelains, including his painted and wood-carved pictures, are on exhibition from Tuesday in the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Delhi.

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Some of the noteworthy painted portraits on view include one in which PM Modi is seen walking on an Indian Railways platform along with other passengers.

Reflecting the diverse cultural textile of the country, the exhibits include ‘pagadis’ (turbans), ‘angavastrams’, traditional jackets, canvases, prints and photographs on historical and political figures, and a collection of sculptural media crafted from metal, stone and wood.

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Another painting shows a smiling PM Modi offering water to a ‘shivaling’. Two more gifted paintings show him meditating and with the statuette of Mahatma Gandhi.

Also on view are ‘Iktara Sitars’, flutes, ‘dholaks’, bows and arrows, ‘Gadas’, mementoes, and masks. One can also find prints and paintings of key Indian shrines like Somnath Temple, Ajmer Sharif, and Golden Temple.

The show, curated by the NGMA, has been supplied with the collection by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and his residence, an NGMA spokesperson told, adding that the collectables will be up for grabs in an e-auction, dates for which haven’t been finalised.

As per the curatorial team, the auction proceeds will go to charity, however, the specific cause and donees are yet to be decided.

The base price for each of the nearly 2,000 gifts on rotational view in the exhibition space has been fixed by the PMO. Starting from Rs 500, the prices run up to a few thousand.

The exhibition is open for viewing till October 31.