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UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage from India includes fifteen examples (all are intangible cultural heritage). [1] The latest cultural heritage included in the list is Garba, a tradition dance form from Gujarat.
Indian-origin religions Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, [4] are all based on the concepts of dharma and karma. Ahimsa, the philosophy of nonviolence, is an important aspect of native Indian faiths whose most well-known proponent was Shri Mahatma Gandhi, who used civil disobedience to unite India during the Indian independence movement – this philosophy further inspired Martin ...
The restoration of ancient idols smuggled out of India comes under the Ministry of Culture. As of 01 October 2021, the Government of India has recovered 211 idols. [3] Till 2014 only 13 idols were recovered. 198 idols have been restored since 2014.
The National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India is an attempt to recognize the diversity of Indian culture embedded in its intangible heritage. It aims to raise awareness about the various intangible cultural heritage elements from different states of India at national and international level and ensure their protection.
Meitei Sankirtana (under the name of "Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur"), one of the most remarkable cultural heritage of the Meitei civilization, [10] [11] [12] was formally recognized as a UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage, declared in the eighth session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, in December 2013.
Indian culture stubs (5 C, 192 P) Pages in category "Culture of India" The following 155 pages are in this category, out of 155 total. This list may not reflect ...
For the 11th consecutive year, the Geeva Arts Festival, a celebration of Asian Indian culture, is set to take place during the second weekend in July. Mother and daughter duo, ...
Hindu literary traditions dominate a large part of Indian culture. Apart from the Vedas which are a sacred form of knowledge, there are other works such as the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata , treatises such as Vaastu Shastra in architecture and town planning, and Arthashastra in political science.