Thewa Art:
During Prime Minister of India visit to Slovakia, he gifted Thewa motif cufflinks to Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, bringing global attention to Rajasthan’s centuries-old Thewa craft.Thewa is an extraordinary traditional jewelry-making and decorative craft that involves the precise, delicate fusion of hand-carved sheets of pure gold onto vibrant, specially treated molten glass. The final artifact creates an illusion of a gold-rich, heavily ornamented piece while using minimal gold, making it look as though it glows from an internal light source.Exclusively practiced and preserved in the Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan, India.The craft holds a prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) status (awarded in 2013–2014).
