Gandhinagar: In a ceremony held in Paris, the dance form of Garba has been officially recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, following its inscription on the list in December last year. The certificate for this recognition was bestowed by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, upon Gujarat in the presence of State Ministers Harsh Sanghavi and Praful Pansheriya. The Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel, shared this information in a post, X, which stated, "A mome...Read More

New Delhi: Garba's popularity is increasing worldwide after being included in the UNESCO heritage list. To celebrate the arrival of India’s cultural heritage on the world stage, Indian Embassies in various countries across the world have organized spectacular events over the past several days. The Consulate General of India in New York organized a Garba ceremony at 'Crossroads of the World'. In America's famous Times Square, along with people of Indian origin, local people were also seen da...Read More

નવી દિલ્હી: યુનેસ્કો દ્વારા માનવતા અમૂર્ત સાંસ્કૃતિક વારસાની યાદીમાં સામેલ થયાય બાદ, દેશ-વિદેશમાં ગુજરાતના ગરબાનો ઉત્સવ જોવા મળી રહ્યો છે. આપણા દેશના ગૌરવ સમાન આ વારસાને વિશ્વસ્તરે નામના મ...Read More

Gandhinagar:'Garba of Gujarat' has been inscribed in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by UNESCO, under the provisions of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage during the 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage from 5th -9th  December, 2023 in Kasane, Botswana. Garba of Gujarat is the 15th ICH element from India to join this list. This inscription unders...Read More

Gandhinagar: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) is likely to declare Gujarat's Garba as Intangible Cultural Heritage. An international convention of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held in Botswana on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. The program will be held at approximately 6 pm according to Indian time. The live screening of same is going to be done in all the districts of Gujarat. Special cultural programs along with traditional garba ...Read More

Bhuj: Dholavira, an ancient Harappan city in Kutch district of Gujarat has been inscribed on the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)'s World Heritage list. This announcement was made today by UNESCO. The World Heritage Committee’s 44th session chaired from Fuzhou (China) is taking place online during 16 to 31 July, combining current work and issues left outstanding since last year, when the annual meeting was postponed due to COVID-19. 🔴 BREAKIN...Read More

New Delhi: Union Culture minister Prahlad Singh Patel today said, a team of United Nations (UNESCO) will be visiting Dholavira in Gujarat in upcoming month of September. Patel suggested that Gujarat government should complete the road connectivity works to Dholavira before September to complement the efforts for World Heritage status to Dholavira and other benefits. Patel was speaking in a virtual function from Delhi for inauguration and ground breaking of Rs. 125 crore tourism development ...Read More

Gandhinagar: UNESCO Director General Ms. Irina Bokova today handed over the certificate of inscription as world Heritage city to Ahmedabad to Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Nitinbhai Patel. Mr. Rupani said that it the moment of pride for all to receive India’s first world Heritage City certificate. It is a misfortune that our Ahmedabad did not become a place in the World Heritage as a result of the previous governments' indifferenc...Read More

Ahmedabad: The city of Ahmedabad has been declared India's first World Heritage City by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO in Paris Ruchira Kamboj conveyed this news on Twitter. UNESCO too announced this on its twitter and said: Just inscribed as UNESCO world heritage site - Historic City of Ahmadabad. The World Heritage Committee is assessing the nomination of 33 sites for inscription on...Read More

Ahmedabad:A UNESCO team today started its five-day visit to the monuments here to evaluate if the city deserves a world heritage status. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had submitted an application in UNESCO for granting of world heritage city tag. A team headed by Adel Farhangi Shabesstari, a south Asia expert of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is here on a "tentative nomination technical evaluation mission" for the city's demand for the heritage city t...Read More