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Proposal sent to UNESCO to include Diwali as Intangible Cultural Heritage: Centre

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India has submitted a proposal to UNESCO to include the Diwali festival in the 2023 list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced that UNESCO is expected to examine the proposal this year. No proposal for Pandharichi Vari of Maharashtra has been received yet.

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Proposal sent to UNESCO to include Diwali as Intangible Cultural Heritage: Centre

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) India has sent a proposal to UNESCO for inclusion of the Diwali festival in its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity, Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Thursday. Replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, Shekhawat said the Central government had sent the proposal to include the Diwali festival in the list of ICH of UNESCO in 2023. He said the proposal is expected to be examined by UN…

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