Fifa World Cup Trophy In India: This year the FIFA World Cup is being organized in Qatar. Even if the Indian team is not involved in this, but even then India’s Agra has a deep connection with it. In fact, the trophy and its box to be given to the players of all the teams including the winner, the runner-up in the FIFA World Cup and its box have been prepared in Agra. There is a very interesting story associated with the making of these trophies and boxes. Actually, the businessman who prepared these boxes and trophies did not even know for a year and a half that he was working for the FIFA World Cup. FIFA World Cup is one of the most popular competitions in the world. In such a situation, it is indeed a matter of pride for the trophy to be made in India. Let’s know a little more about it…
According to Gaurav Bhardwaj’s report published in Bhaskar, the family of Adnan Sheikh, who works in gems and handicrafts, has been living in Tajganj area of Agra for several generations. Adnan told that he has some business in Qatar and Saudi Arabia as well. He is working there for the last five years. About a year and a half ago, a trophy and its box design were sent to him by the Government of Qatar, which was passed by the delegates from Africa and Europe.
adnan got order
A sample of this design was asked from Adnan. Adnan also made and sent the sample according to the design. After a few months, he again got an order to get that sample made in brass. Adnan also fulfilled this order after making the goods and sent them. After this, there was no contact with Adnan for a long time. Then one day Adnan got an order to make around 2000 pieces of this design. As soon as the order was received, he started working on it. The interesting thing is that even till this time Adnan was not aware that these orders are for what…
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found out three months ago
Adnan Sheikh told that the work of making the trophy was very fine and with better finishing. In such a situation, apart from Agra, he also engaged about 300 special artisans from Moradabad and Jaipur for this work. When the work of the order was almost completed, about three months back he got a call from Qatar.
Truth told in video conference
In that meeting with Adnan, there were people from the Government of Qatar and people associated with the FIFA World Cup. In that meeting itself, he was told that these trophies and boxes would be given to the winners of the FIFA World Cup, the players of the runners-up team and the players of the teams of Africa and Europe.
Hearing this, Adnan could not believe for a moment that he was working for the FIFA World Cup. After this, Adnan rechecked the entire order again. He says that he didn’t want there to be any loophole in the order, because now it was not about Adnan alone, but about the country.
The weight of trophy and box is 22 kg.
Adnan Sheikh told that the weight of the trophy and the box is about 22 kg. Out of which the weight of the box is 15 kg and the weight of the trophy is 7 kg. Adnan said that natural semi-precious stone lapis lazuli has been used to make the box and trophy. Plating of 22 carat gold has been done by applying brass over the stone. This stone is found in the country of Africa. Mainly handcraft has been used in making this. The name of the company making it is ADziran.
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