‘ Obama got $ 3K gifts during India visit’
■ Ex- Prez was 1st US head of state to attend R- Day parade in 2015 ◗
Washington, Jan. 11: Former US President Barack Obama had received gifts worth about $ 3,000 during his visit to India in 2015 as chief guest at the Republic Day parade, according to the state department. Mr Obama was the first US head of state who attended the parade in 2015.
According to the department of state’s protocol office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Mr Obama telegram facsimile from the US to India’s Constituent Assembly in 1946 and reproduction of the cover page of a report on India’s Constitutional debates.
Mr Modi also presented him a framed photograph of Marian Anderson’s radio interview in India and a hand- carved wooden “jali” box with a small wooden latch and photo of Marian Anderson’s radio interview in India on the lid.
Among other gifts from Mr Modi were a CD set,
Mr Modi also presented him a framed photo of Marian Anderson’s radio interview in India and a hand- carved wooden ‘ jali’ box with a small wooden latch and photo of Anderson’s radio interview on the lid
title: All- India Radio Interview with Marian Anderson, November 18, 1957, New Delhi. Mr Obama also received a hand- carved black wooden “jali” box with painting on the lid; blue Shahmina shawl, red Shahmina shawl and beige and cream coloured shahmina shawl. The state department protocol office have estimated their value at $ 1,231.
The Rajghat Samadhi Committee presented him a model spinning wheel with white tread looped around the wheel and a cloth scroll listing the Seven Social Sins as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi. He also received a book on Mahatma Gandhi, titled An Autobiography — The Story of my Experiments with Truth, and a bronze- coloured bust of Mohandas Karamchard Gandhi on a wood base. The gifts were estimated to be a value of $ 929.01.