Early efforts initiated for UNESCO cultural heritage status to Garba of Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Government of India has initiated efforts to include Garba in the list of Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO.

The list is prepared by UNESCO which deals with the domains such as oral traditions and expressions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive events; knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe; and traditional craftsmanship. The central government will claim to include Garba in the list in the UNESCO 2023 convention. The UNESCO director of India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka gave best wishes for inclusion of Garba in the list, at the Vadnagar international conference organized at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. DeshGujarat