{"id":11426,"date":"2025-12-13T11:06:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T11:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/?p=11426"},"modified":"2025-12-13T11:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T11:11:17","slug":"unesco-nod-puts-diwali-on-global-heritage-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/13\/unesco-nod-puts-diwali-on-global-heritage-map\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO Nod Puts Diwali on Global Heritage Map"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11426\" class=\"elementor elementor-11426\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffc04f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffc04f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ccd093\" data-id=\"3ccd093\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c091cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c091cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10.35pt 0in;\">\u00a0<\/h4><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11428 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251213_1559_Lit-Diyas-Arrangement_remix_01kcbm0gd4esxt8b0s7b180cmq-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251213_1559_Lit-Diyas-Arrangement_remix_01kcbm0gd4esxt8b0s7b180cmq-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251213_1559_Lit-Diyas-Arrangement_remix_01kcbm0gd4esxt8b0s7b180cmq-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251213_1559_Lit-Diyas-Arrangement_remix_01kcbm0gd4esxt8b0s7b180cmq-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251213_1559_Lit-Diyas-Arrangement_remix_01kcbm0gd4esxt8b0s7b180cmq-150x225.png 150w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251213_1559_Lit-Diyas-Arrangement_remix_01kcbm0gd4esxt8b0s7b180cmq-450x675.png 450w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251213_1559_Lit-Diyas-Arrangement_remix_01kcbm0gd4esxt8b0s7b180cmq.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/>In a key cultural-policy milestone, UNESCO has inscribed Deepavali on its Intangible Cultural Heritage List for 2025\u2014marking India\u2019s 16th entry. The recognition strengthens the festival\u2019s international legal status, triggers safeguarding obligations, and enhances global visibility for community-led traditions central to India\u2019s cultural identity.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2b778e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2b778e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab78b10\" data-id=\"ab78b10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e953f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e953f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a major policy development, UNESCO has finally inscribed &#8220;Deepavali \u2013 the Festival of Light&#8221; on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for the 2025 cycle. The decision was taken during the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee, currently underway at the Red Fort in New Delhi. Deepavali has now become India&#8217;s 16th recognised intangible heritage element, after earlier inscriptions including Gujarat&#8217;s Garba and Kolkata&#8217;s Durga Puja.<\/p><h5><strong>Nature of the Intangible Cultural Heritage List<\/strong><\/h5><p>Thus, the ICH list differs from UNESCO&#8217;s tangible heritage framework in that it focuses on living cultural practices rather than physical monuments or sites. It includes oral traditions and expressions, performing arts, social practices and rituals, knowledge concerning nature and the universe, and traditional craftsmanship. The objective is to ensure the safeguarding of community-based practices rooted in cultural identity and diversity.<\/p><h4><strong>India&#8217;s Growing Visibility on the World&#8217;s Cultural Map<\/strong><\/h4><p>UNESCO&#8217;s ICH list now has around 700 elements from 140 member states. With Deepavali, India joins the list with a total of 16 such elements. The country&#8217;s accepted elements are Kumbh Mela, Yoga, Vedic chanting traditions, Ramlila, Garba, and Durga Puja. India has also submitted Bihar&#8217;s Chhath Puja for consideration in the next cycle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49a751b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49a751b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a88bed\" data-id=\"9a88bed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4bef96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4bef96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16.604px; font-family: 'Public Sans', system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: var(--title-fw-bold);\">ALSO READ<\/span><\/p><h5 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/07\/the-unstoppable-spirit-of-amir-hussain-lone\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">THE UNSTOPPABLE SPIRIT OF AMIR HUSSAIN LONE<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-409f273 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"409f273\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66ebe55\" data-id=\"66ebe55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd8a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cd8a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Criteria and Process for Inscription UNESCO requires inscription to be inclusive, community-driven, and representative of living heritage. Previous inclusions have included the artisanal heritage of the French baguette, which UNESCO highlighted as integral to the cultural identity and social ritual of quotidian life in France. As conflicts continue to rise across the world and cultural homogenization ensues, the safeguarding of diverse social histories becomes an issue of high importance. Implications of Recognition of Diwali The recognition is bound to enhance the festival&#8217;s international status and also aid India in its quest to preserve and promote community-based traditions. The Intergovernmental Committee provides technical guidance on safeguarding measures and access to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund. For India, the inclusion also serves some diplomatic and cultural-policy ends\u2014particularly in terms of its worldwide diaspora. Practically, the listing may promote cultural tourism, improve international cultural exchange, and help ensure long-term livelihoods for artisans, performers, and traditional craft communities associated with Deepavali.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d8b944 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d8b944\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b80ec40\" data-id=\"b80ec40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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