19th April 2025 – Two of India’s literary gems, Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and Bharatmuni’s Natyashastra, have made it to the UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. This global initiative by the UN agency has been founded to facilitate preservation of the world’s documentary heritage, particularly in areas affected by conflict and/or natural disaster, enable universal […]
15th December 2021 – The festival of Durga Puja, which is celebrated in India and many other parts of the world by Hindus, is the latest addition on the list of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This decision was made during the 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural […]