'Charlemagne' Chessman And More, Gifts PM Modi Received From Macron

Prime Minister Modi is himself a chess enthusiast. During his term as Chief Minister of Gujarat, he attended the world record event for the most games of chess played simultaneously in one location, in Ahmedabad in December 2010.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on an official visit to France, was presented with several gifts - with historical and cultural linkages - by French President Emmanuel Macron during a private dinner on Thursday.

Here's the list of gifts presented to PM Modi:

1. A framed facsimile of the photograph "A Parisian presenting flowers to a Sikh", July 14, 1916