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Month after blast, UNESCO meet at Red Fort goes on under tight security

Month after blast, UNESCO meet at Red Fort goes on under tight security

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New Delhi, A delegate entering the Red Fort complex from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk side has to go through a labyrinthine set of security barricades before heading past the heavily guarded Lahori Gate area to gain admission to the venue of a key UNESCO meet being held in India for the first time. Month after blast, UNESCO meet at Red Fort goes on under tight security Security personnel, both from Delhi Police and paramilitary forces, keep a hawk-eye vigil on both the perimetre and inner premises of the Mughal-era monument, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. India is hosting the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage from December 8 to December 13 at the fort. The meeting comes against the backdrop of the November 10 Red Fort blast that killed 15 people and injured more than two dozen. The 17th-century fort complex comes under the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Survey of India , and it has been closed for general visitors since December 5 in view of the event. …

UNESCO to examine 67 new nominations, including ‘Deepavali’, during ICH session in India

UNESCO to examine 67 new nominations, including ‘Deepavali’, during ICH session in India

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A total of 67 nominations submitted by nearly 80 countries, including India’s ‘Deepavali’ festival, will be examined during the course of the nearly week-long key session of the UNESCO on safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage that began at Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday. New Delhi: UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany during the inaugural ceremony of the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.(PTI) The 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is being held at the iconic Mughal-era heritage site from December 8 to 13. This is the first time that India is hosting a session of the UNESCO panel. The committee will examine a “total of 67 nominations submitted by 79 countries” for inscription on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage lists, according to the Paris-headquartered world body. “More than recognition, these lists are a powerful tool for preservation — as the last weavers of the Poncho Para’i in Paraguay can attest,” it said. The ancestral and traditional techniques for the elaboration of …

Intangible heritage most democratic expression of culture in many ways: Jaishankar

Intangible heritage most democratic expression of culture in many ways: Jaishankar

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New Delhi, Traditions, languages, music, craftsmanship and other forms of intangible heritage are in many ways the most “democratic expression of culture”, owned by all and guarded by many, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday. Intangible heritage most democratic expression of culture in many ways: Jaishankar In his address at the opening ceremony of a key UNESCO meeting on Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Red Fort complex here, Jaishankar told delegates from various countries that in the “shared quest” for peace and prosperity, it is essential to nurture inheritance, build on it and pass it on to the future generations. The 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place at the Red Fort from December 8 to 13. This is the first time that India is hosting a session of the UNESCO panel. Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and India’s Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Vishal V Sharma, were present at the opening …