Gujarat's Garba dance nominated for UNESCO intangible heritage tag

Gujarats famed traditional dance form Garba has been nominated by India for inclusion in the UNESCOs intangible cultural heritage list The latest nomination will be considered for the next year cycle a top official said on SaturdaySecretary of UNESCOs Intangible Cultural Heritage Tim Curtis had shared details on it during a presentation made at an event held at the National Museum here to mark the UNESCO tag awarded to Kolkatas Durga Puja festival last DecemberThe Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCOs 2003 Convention on Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage had added Durga Puja in Kolkata to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity last DecemberThe latest nomination will be considered for the next year cycle The nomination files will be examined by the evaluation body mid2023 and the inscription will be decided at the 2023 session of the committee by the end of next year Curtis had saidIn one of his slides which carried an image of Garba performers and captioned Garba of Gujarat Indias next element mentioned that the file was currently undergoing technical treatment by the SecretariatCurtis during his address had praised India for its rich and diverse intangible cultural heritage saying it has a whole breadth and diversity in its intangible cultural heritage India currently has 14 Intangible Cultural Heritage ICH elements which are inscribed on this list including Ramlila Vedic Chants Kumbh Mela and the latest being Kolkatas Durga PujaThe country had received the honour of Kolkatas Durga Puja being inscribed on the coveted list at the committees 16th session held at Paris France The committee had commended Durga Puja for its initiatives to involve marginalised groups and individuals as well as women in their participation in safeguarding the elementDirector and UNESCO Representative for the UNESCO New Delhi Office Eric Falt who was present at the event said the recent inclusion of Durga Puja in UNESCOs Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity represents how all stakeholders came togetherIndia perhaps offers more intangible cultural heritage practices than any other country in the world And many of them are in need of safeguarding We at UNESCO work closely with the government of India in preservation of monument and the intangible cultural heritage which many times tourists miss or are not much aware about he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever