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Intangible Cultural Heritage: UNESCO

The list, in brief

Yoga in UNESCO's list of intangible world heritage, December 2, 2016: India Today

Elements on the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Listed below are the elements from India added in the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, over the years:

2008:

-Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre

-Tradition of Vedic chanting

-Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana

2009:

-Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India

2010"

-Chhau dance

-Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan

-Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala

2012:

-Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India

2013:

-Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur

2014:

-Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India

2016:

-Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz India

-Yoga

2017:

-Kumbh Mela

Yog(a)/ December 2016

Yoga in UNESCO's list of intangible world heritage, December 2, 2016: India Today

UNESCO has added Yoga in its list of intangible world heritage. All the 24 members of the Intergovernmental Committee of the body at its session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia unanimously accepted the Indian proposal of including it in the list.

"The philosophy behind the ancient Indian practice of yoga has influenced various aspects of how society in India functions, whether it be in relation to areas such as health and medicine or education and the arts. Based on unifying the mind with the body and soul to allow for greater mental, spiritual and physical wellbeing, the values of yoga form a major part of the community’s ethos." UNESCO posted on its website.

Kumbh Mela/ December 2017

December 7, 2017: The Hindu

After ‘yoga’ and ‘Nouroz’, Kumbh Mela/ KumbhMela, the largest congregation of pilgrims on the planet, has been listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage under UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation).

The Ministry of External Affairs said the inscription of ‘Kumbh Mela’ in the list was undertaken following recommendation by an expert body which examines nominations submitted by member countries of the UNESCO.

“The Intergovernment Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage under UNESCO has inscribed ‘Kumbh Mela’ on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during its 12th session held at Jeju, South Korea from 4-9 December 2017. This inscription is the third in two years following the inscriptions of ‘Yoga’ and ‘Norouz’ on 1st December 2016,” said the Ministry of External Affairs in a press statement.

The Kumbh Mela is held in Haridwar, Allahabad, Ujjain and Nashik.