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Iranian President’s Daughter Explores Bagh Print At BRICS Summit

Iranian President’s Daughter Explores Bagh Print At BRICS Summit
BRICS Summit 2026: Iranian President’s Daughter Zahra Pezeshkian Tries MP’s Centuries-Old Bagh Print Art · freepressjournal.in

Zahra Pezeshkian, the daughter of Iran’s president, visited a craft stall in India.

The stall showed Bagh Print, an old style of printing cloth.

Artists used carved wooden blocks and natural colors.

Zahra asked how the colors were made.

She then dipped a block in dye and stamped cloth herself.

The craftsperson gave her a traditional shawl called an Angavastram.

Other visitors from different countries also tried the printing activity.

The event helped show Madhya Pradesh’s traditional art to international guests.

Key facts

Event
18th BRICS Summit
Exhibition
BRICS Bazaar at Bharat Mandapam
Craft
Bagh Print, a centuries-old textile-printing tradition from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
Visitor
Zahra Pezeshkian
Craftspersons
National Award-winning Mohammad Bilal Khatri and State Awardee Mohammad Kazim Khatri
Gift
A handcrafted Bagh print Angavastram
Participating countries
Delegates from Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Belarus, and Ethiopia visited the stall

Quotes

Mohammad Bilal Khatri

National Award-winning Bagh Print craftsperson from Madhya Pradesh

“Demonstrating Bagh print on a global platform like the 18th BRICS Summit and connecting international delegates to our roots is a tremendous honour. Watching global figures engage directly with our craft makes generations of dedicated hard work truly worth it.”
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