Gujarat's 'Garba' dance nominated for ICH of Humanity by UNESCO for 2023
Nomination of Garba is for consideration in the 2023 cycle. The file is undergoing technical treatment by the Secretariat.
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New Delhi, Aug 29: After West Bengal's Durga Puja was inscribed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by UNESCO, the famed 'Garba' dance of Gujarat has been nominated for the year 2023. Tim Curtis, Secretary, Intangible Heritage Section of UNESCO has clarified that India has nominated 'Garba' of Gujarat for ICH of Humanity by UNESCO.
"Nomination of Garba is for consideration in the 2023 cycle. The file is undergoing technical treatment by the Secretariat," he said. He added that the file is to be examined by the evaluation body in mid-2023. Inscription is to be decided at the 2023 session of the committee, at the end of 2023. "The evaluation committee will be of three NGOs, three experts and other teams who will decide over the nomination," he added.
Durga Puja is the 14th Indian event on the list, the others include Yoga, Vedic Chanting, Buddhist Chanting in Ladakh, Chau Dance, Ramlila, Navroz, Kumbh Mela and others. Eric Falt, Director of UNESCO in New Delhi, Tim Curtis, Secretary, Intangible Heritage Section of UNESCO and Lily Pandeya, Joint Secretary in Ministry of Culture attended the inauguration ceremony of the 'Capacity Building Workshop' by the Ministry of Culture, on ICH at National Museum in New Delhi on Saturday (Aug 27).
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Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka, Eric Falt mentioned on the occasion that UNESCO is organizing an ICH workshop at the regional level in Udaipur, bringing a number of representatives from various countries of the region. The UNESCO team will head to Kolkata, ahead of the start of the festival, to participate in the pre - Durga Puja celebration scheduled on Sept 1.