Sachin Tendulkar’s t-shirt, 1300 more gifts of Modi exhibited for auction(photos)


Ahmedabad, 29 January, 2012

As many as 1393 gifts presented to Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi at various public functions were exhibited at Ahmedabad’s Ravishankar Rawal art gallery between 27-29 January. A list of gifts that were exhibited for auction includes 208 objects of gold and silver, 377 memento, 225 photo frames and paintings, 154 turbans, 328 shawl etc. Sachin Tendulkar’s t-shirt was also part of the exhibition. Visitors were given a form, in which he/she had to write a code number of particular piece, its base value, its bid value(as per your wish), your name, address, phone number and signature(DeshGujarat visited and filled forms for two things, a traditional dress of Tarnetar fair and Shri Somnath’s 3-d photo frame. It was told that whether your bid was highest or not would be notified on phone call on Monday).

Photo with Kalam while visiting a laboratory

Dholka office where Narendra Modi worked in early years of political career

Thsi gift was presented to Modi by an African nation’s Vice President

Ahmedabad based Rizwan Kadri presented this painting of Ravishankar Rawal to Modi.

This is how forms were filled up for bid to purchase any of the gifts

This Dhaal was given to Modi by Amreli BJP

Sun temple of Modhera looks wonderful in this carved wall piece

This chariot was gifted to Modi by Gujarati people of Gondia

And look at Gadaas

A miniature of Ahmedabad’s Patang hotel, highly decorated

An art piece

Swords, just too many … It seems people like to gift swords to Modi the most

Tadpu is south Gujarat’s tribal music instrument, who will buy it? It was defective

Ploughs, too many. Farmers love to gift ‘hal’ to Modi

This small bamboo house is temple of tribal Pandori mata of Narmada district

A boat, gifted to Modi by party’s fishermen cell leader

Assamese hates

Patan Patola piece of handkerchief. It’s base price was Rs 7,000

Textile pieces, many traditional cloths, turbans, shawls and else

Tendulkar’s t shirt

A photo with Birla family, that too was for auction