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08 February 2021
The sale of the 1000-year-old heritage Monpa handmade paper or `Mon Shugu’ is quickly catching pace, thanks to its special mention by prime minister in his radio programme Mann ki Baat.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), which revived this ancient art at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh on 25 December 2020, has also made Monpa handmade paper available online through its e-portal www.khadiindia.gov.in.
On the first day of its launch, more than 100 sheets of Monpa handmade paper were sold. The orders were received from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. The handmade paper, handcrafted by trained local artisans in Tawang, was put to online sale on Sunday (31 January) after the prime minister spoke about this ancient art.
GUWAHATI: In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the revival of ‘Mon Shugu’ the thousand-year-old traditional, handmade paper of Arunachal Pradesh used in Buddhist monasteries for religious scriptures.
In his radio programme, Modi said: “For centuries, a type of paper called ‘Mon Shugu’ is made in this hilly region (Tawang) in Arunachal Pradesh. The locals make this paper from the bark of a tree named Shugu Sheng, hence trees do not have to be cut. Besides, no chemical is used in the making of this paper. Therefore, it is safe for the environment and health too.”
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