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Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Culture
Government of India
Ministry of Culture
1st December 2016
UNESCO inscribes Yoga in the representative
list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Yoga,
India’s one of the ancient practices has now been inscribed as an element in
the UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity during the 11th
session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During this
session, India’s proposal for inscribing Yoga as an Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity was unanimously supported by all the 24 members of the Intergovernmental
Committee.
Yoga
has become the 13th intangible cultural heritage that has been listed from
India so far with UNESCO. Previous ones includes the Chhau dance( Inscribed in
2010), the Buddhist chanting of Ladakh ( inscribed in 2012), Sankirtana –the
ritual singing, drumming, and dancing of Manipur( inscribed in 2013), the
traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of
Jandiala Guru, Punjab(inscribed in 2014) and Ramlila- the traditional
performance of the Ramayana ( inscribed in 2008).
Prime
Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has played a key role in having the United Nation
declare June 21st as the International Yoga Day in 2014. Government of India
has been taking forward the momentum created by celebration of International
Yoga Day in 2015 and 2016 with greater and more active participation of youth
& other stakeholders of the community. The government has continuously been
promoting Yoga as a human treasure and a key to noble health.
The
delegation from India that attended the Intergovernmental Committee Meeting was
lead by the permanent representative of India to UNESCO, Ms. Ruchira Kamboj and
a Government of India representative, Shri M. L. Srivastava, Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Culture.
Source | www.pib.nic.in
Regards
Pralhad
Jadhav
Senior
Manager @ Library
Khaitan & Co
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