India elected to UNESCO Panel on "Intangible Cultural Heritage".
Channel: The Updated Youth
Date: 2022-07-19

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Today we are going to talk about the membership of India in ICH committee of UNESCO. India Elected To UNESCO Panel On Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Recently, India has been elected to the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for the 2022-2026 cycle. India has served as a member of the ICH Committee twice — from 2006 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2018. India will be a part of two prominent Committees of UNESCO — Intangible Cultural Heritage (2022-2026) and World Heritage (2021-2025). ICH has 24 members and is elected in the General Assembly of the Convention according to the principles of equitable geographical representation and rotation. Members of the Committee are elected for a term of four years. It's aim is to promote the objectives of the Convention. India’s 14 Intangible Cultural Heritages on UNESCO’s Representative List of ICH of Humanity:- 1. Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana
2. Tradition of Vedic chanting
3. Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre
4. Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India
5. Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala
6. Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan
7. Chhau dance
8. Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir
9. Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur
10. Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab
11. Nawrouz
12. Yoga
13. Kumbh Mela
14. Durga Puja in Kolkata.
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