Lok Sabha Question No. 50 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Intangible Heritage Proposals
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 50 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## INTANGIBLE HERITAGE PROPOSALS

## 50. Prof. Saugata Ray

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  Intangible  Heritage  proposals  sent  to  UNESCO  by  the  country since the last five years;
- (b) the details of our proposals accepted by UNESCO since the last ten years;
- (c) whether  the  Government  noticed  that  India's  proposals  are  very  low  as compared to other countries; and
- (d) if  so,  the  reasons  thereof  and  the  steps  taken/likely  to  be  taken  to  send maximum proposals every year?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) & (b) The details are enclosed as Annexure - I .
- (c)  &  (d)  Since  2012,  UNESCO's  mandate  is  to  accept  and  nominate  only  one  ICH element from each country. UNESCO's Evaluation Committee endeavours to examine to the extent possible at least one file per submitting State in the course of the two year  nomination  cycle  period.  Therefore,  India  has  only  been  able  to  inscribe  one element  in  each  nomination  cycle  for  Representative  List  of  Intangible  Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Under  the  Ministry  of  Culture's  Scheme  for  'Safeguarding  the  Intangible Cultural  Heritage  and  Diverse  Cultural  Traditions  of  India',  assistance  has  been provided  for  research,  workshop  and  documentation  of  various  ICH  elements, wherein elements can be identified  for future  nominations.  Further,  proposals  are being envisaged for nomination in UNESCO's Urgent Safeguarding List and Register of Good Safeguarding Practices.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstared Question No. 50 for 03.02.2020

## a) Details of Intangible Heritage proposals sent to UNESCO by India since the last five years.

|   S. No. | Name of ICH element                                                                                                | Country   |   Nominated for cycle |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India           | India     |                  2014 |
|        2 | Yoga                                                                                                               | India     |                  2016 |
|        3 | Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz (Multinational) | India     |                  2016 |
|        4 | Kumbh Mela                                                                                                         | India     |                  2017 |
|        5 | Sowa-Rigpa                                                                                                         | India     |                  2019 |
|        6 | Durga Puja                                                                                                         | India     |                  2020 |

## b) The details of our proposals accepted by UNESCO since the last ten years.

|   S. No. | Name of ICH Element                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   Year of Inscription |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Chhau Dance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                  2010 |
|        2 | Kalbelia Folk Songs and Dances of Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                  2010 |
|        3 | Mudiyettu, Ritual Theatre and Dance Drama of Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                  2010 |
|        4 | Buddhist Chanting of Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                  2012 |
|        5 | Sankirtana, Ritual Singing, Drumming and Dancing of Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                  2013 |
|        6 | Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                  2014 |
|        7 | Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz (A Tradition of the Parsi Community) - Multi National Element comprising countries Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Tajikist an, Turkmenistan and Turkey |                  2016 |
|        8 | Yoga                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                  2016 |
|        9 | Kumbh Mela                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                  2017 |