Panaji: Ten years after its initial rejection, the state’s handicraftsmen are hopeful of receiving the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag for their iconic coconut carving and shell items.

Zhang Bidi works on coconut carving in Qionghai city, South China's Hainan province, on Feb 18, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] HAIKOU -- Wearing masks and overalls, two villagers skillfully drilled holes into ...

Zhang Xingfu says he got his carving knives 59 years ago, and for them to be effective all he needs to do is sharpen them from time to time. [Photo by Liu Xiaoli/China Daily] Zhang Xingfu, 72, usually ...

KOCHI: When Valsan Unungal sees a coconut, it piques his interest. This 50-year-old man breaks it and keeps the shells with him so he could fashion out portraits on the husk. The byproduct of the ...

HAIKOU, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Wearing masks and overalls, two villagers skillfully drilled holes into coconut shells and used machines to cut them into circular and square pieces. They are residents of ...