22-07-2025
Telangana's GI count hits 27 with 9 applications filed in past 2 months
Hyderabad: Telangana's race to preserve its agricultural and artisanal heritage has hit the fast track in 2025, with nine geographical indication (GI) applications being filed in just the past two months.
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These include five GI applications for agricultural products, two for handicraft products, and one each for textile and manufactured goods.
Interestingly, it took Telangana over two decades to get GI tags for just 18 products across categories such as handicrafts, textiles, food, and agriculture. But this year it filed eight applications in July and one for Balanagar Custard Apple in June.
"With this, Telangana's GI tally has hit 27.
With four more products in advanced stages of filing, Telangana is firmly on track to cross the 30 GIs mark in the coming months," said Telangana's GI man Subhajit Saha, who has filed three of these nine applications on behalf of Resolute4IP.
The four agri GI applications include those for Kollapur Benishan Mango, Nalgonda Nimma (acid lime), Jagtial Sesame, and Nalgonda Dosakai.
While Jagtial Sesame is known for its high oil content and nutty flavour, Nalgonda Nimma is known for its high juice content and intense tangy flavour.
On the other hand, the Nalgonda Dosakai (cucumber) is known for its mildly tangy flavour and Kollapur Benishan Mango is renowned for its sweet taste, fibreless flesh, and vibrant yellow skin, making its much sought after in export markets.
The two handicraft applications include one for Nalgonda Banjara Tribal Needle Crafts, which involves patchwork and applique work done by the nomadic Lambada tribe of Telangana, and another for Warangal Rangasaipet Brassware, which involves intricate embossing techniques of artisans of Rangasaipet using brass and bronze that date back to Kakatiya era.
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The sole textile GI application is for Mahadevpur Tussar Silk Products, the famed `Konda Patti' Tussar silk sarees made by artisans of Jayashankar Bhupalapally district using silkworms that feed on leaves of local trees.
The Nalgonda Banjara Tribal Jewellery is made using old coins, German silver, and silver by Lambadas using traditional techniques passed down generations.
