Intangible Cultural Heritage

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Heritage Sites

At the national and international level, efforts have been made by UNESCO to preserve and protect the country's valuable assets which have physical, cultural, intellectual and historical importance. Due to this, the historical importance of our heritage, our culture has become clear, and there has also been development of places and traditions, due to which on the one hand our economic development has taken place, and on the other hand our connection with our tradition has also increased.

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Heritage sites and traditions are basically divided into two categories by UNESCO to protect the culture and cultural heritage of the world –

Intangible Cultural Heritage

The objective of the Intangible Cultural Heritage List is to increase awareness regarding intangible cultural heritage elements and to ensure their protection. Our traditions, culture, dance style, fair, festivals, singing style, workmanship etc. are included under this list.

Intangible Cultural Heritage of India

Following UNESCO's 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture in India, elements representing the intangible cultural heritage have been classified into five domains –
  1. Oral traditions and expressions including language as a carrier of intangible cultural heritage
  2. Performance art
  3. Social practices, rituals and festivals
  4. Knowledge and practice about nature and the universe
  5. Traditional craftsmanship

The Union Ministry of Culture of India released the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, in which 13 intangible cultural heritage have been recognized. All the 13 intangible cultural heritage given in this list are included in UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list.

In this way, a total of 38 sites of India (including 30 cultural sites, 7 natural sites and 1 mixed site) are included in UNESCO's Tangible Heritage List, while 13 cultures and traditions are included in the intangible cultural heritage list.

Indian Culture And Arts Included In UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List

It includes a total of 13 traditions and arts of India –
  1. Tradition of vedic chanting
  2. Ramlila – Traditional performance of Ramayana
  3. Kutiyattam – Sanskrit Theater
  4. Ramman – Religious Festivals and Rituals of the Garhwal Himalayas
  5. Mudiyettu – ritual theater and dance, drama of Kerala
  6. Kalbelia Folk Songs and Dances of Rajasthan
  7. Chhau Dance – West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
  8. Buddhist chanting of Ladakh – recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  9. Sankirtan, traditional singing, drums and dance of Manipur
  10. Brass and copper utensils made by Thathers of Punjab
  11. Yoga – Various Yoga Activities
  12. Navroz – a festival celebrated by the Parsi community (on the day of the spring season, when day and night are of equal length)
  13. Kumbh Mela – Organized at the confluence of three rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), U.P.

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