Dongria Kondh Shawl belongs to which state, which has recently received a GI…

Concept

A Geographical Indication (GI) tag identifies a product as originating from a specific place, where a given quality or reputation is essentially attributable to that geographic origin. For a traditional tribal handicraft, the GI is therefore granted to the region whose community has historically produced it.

Application

The Dongria Kondh Shawl, locally called the Kapdaganda (Kapadaganda) shawl, is the hand-embroidered shawl made by the Dongria Kondh, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) who live in the Niyamgiri Hills of the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts. Those districts lie in Odisha, so the shawl's origin community and region are Odisha. It was among a set of Odisha products granted GI registration, with the GI recorded under Odisha.

Cross-check

The official GI registry lists the Kapadaganda / Dungaria Kondh embroidery shawl under Odisha, confirming the state of origin is Odisha rather than any of the other states named.