Nicobar Hodi Craft

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands recently filed an application for the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Nicobari Hodi craft.
This is the Union Territory's first application for a tag for one of its products.
Previously, Mithila Makhana received the GI designation from the government.

What is Nicobari Hodi?

The hodi is the traditional craft of the Nicobari tribe. It is an outrigger canoe, which is very common in the Nicobar group of islands.
The technical skills required to construct a hodi are based on indigenous knowledge passed down to the Nicobarese from their forefathers.
The hodi is constructed from either locally available trees or trees from neighbouring islands, and its design varies slightly from island to island.
Considerations include the length of the finished canoe, which must be 12 times its width, and the length of the undressed tree trunk, which must be 15 times its width.
Hodis are used to transport people and goods from one island to another, to transport coconuts, and for fishing and racing.
The tuhet, a group of families led by a chief, regard the hodi as a valuable asset. Between islands and villages, Hodi races are held.

What exactly is a Geographical Indication (GI) label?

The Geographical Indication (GI) is a symbol used to identify goods with unique characteristics that originate in a specific geographical area.
The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act of 1999 aims to improve the registration and protection of geographical indications relating to goods in India.
The World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights governs and directs it (TRIPS).
It was decided, and it is also stated in Articles 1 (2) and 10 of the Paris Convention, that industrial property and geographical indications are elements of intellectual property.
It is primarily a natural, agricultural, or manufactured product (handicrafts and industrial goods).
Validity: This tag is valid for ten years after which it can be renewed.
Importance: Once a product receives this label, no individual or company may sell a similar item under that name.
A product's GI registration provides legal protection and prevents unauthorised use by others.
The GI tag aids in the promotion of the product's exports.
It also gives customers confidence in the product's authenticity.

Registration of Geographic Indications:

There is a proper process for registering geographical indications products, which includes application filing, preliminary scrutiny and examination, show cause notice, publication in the geographical indications journal, opposition to registration, and registration.
Any association of people, producers, organisations, or authorities established by or under the law is eligible to apply.
The applicant must represent the producers' interests.
The Geographical Indications Registry, which is in charge of GI Goods administration, is established in Chennai.

Source: The Hindu

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