National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India
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Updated on: September 25th, 2023
Ministry of Culture has launched the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India. The National ICH List is an attempt to recognize the diversity of Indian culture embedded in its intangible heritage. This initiative is also a part of the Vision 2024 of the Ministry of Culture.
Overview of the National ICH List:
Following UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, this list has been classified into five broad domains in which intangible cultural heritage is manifested:
- Oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage;
- Performing arts;
- Social practices, rituals and festive events;
- Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe;
- Traditional craftsmanship.
UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage:
The list is made up of those intangible heritage elements that help demonstrate the diversity of cultural heritage and raise awareness about its importance. The list was established in 2008 when Convention for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage came into effect. UNESCO maintains three lists under its “Intangible Cultural Heritage” banner: the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding, the list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity and the register of good safeguarding practices.
National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India
The present items in the list have been collated from the projects sanctioned under the scheme for ‘Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India’ formulated by the Ministry of Culture. Beginning in 2013, the scheme aims at reinforcing the diverse cultural expressions that are necessary for the continuous evolution and interpretation of intangible cultural heritage in India, as well as their transmission to future generations.
It also includes the 13 elements of India that have already been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
|
S.No. |
ICH Element |
Year of Inscription |
|
1. |
A tradition of Vedic chanting |
2008 |
| 2. |
Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana |
2008 |
| 3. |
Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre |
2008 |
| 4. |
Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India |
2009 |
| 5. |
Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala |
2010 |
| 6. |
Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan |
2010 |
| 7. |
Chhau dance |
2010 |
| 8. |
Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
2012 |
| 9. |
Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur |
2013 |
|
10. |
Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India |
2014 |
| 11. |
Yoga |
2016 |
| 12. |
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz |
2016 |
| 13. |
Kumbh Mela |
2017 |
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Here is the list of some Intangible Cultural Heritage:
|
Name |
Domain |
Region |
|
Kalamkari |
Traditional Craftsmanship |
|
|
Oggukatha: Traditional Folk Theatre |
Performing arts |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Tolu Bommalatta -Shadow Puppet Theatre Traditions of India |
Performing arts |
|
|
Traditions associated with funerals of Idu Mishimi Tribe |
Social practices, rituals and festive events |
Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit and East Siang and Upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh |
|
Songs of Shaman
|
Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe | Arunachal Pradesh |
|
Deere Yameng |
Social practices, rituals and festive events | Arunachal Pradesh |
|
Sowa-Rigpa (Knowledge of Healing or Science of Healing) |
Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe |
|
|
Sattriya Music, Dance and Theatre |
Performing arts |
|
|
Khol |
Performing Arts | Assam |
|
Jun Beel Mela |
Social practices, rituals and festive events | Marigaon district of Assam |
|
Ankiya Nat |
Performing arts | Assam |
|
Pachoti |
Social practices, rituals and festive events | Assam |
|
Deepor Beel Folklore |
Oral traditions and expressions; including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage | Deepor Beel |
|
The Festival of Salhesh |
Social practices, rituals and festive events | Mithila region of Bihar |
|
Nacha Folk Theatre |
Performing arts | The entire State of Chhattisgarh in India except Bastar and Sarguja regions |
|
Rawat Nach Mahotsav |
Performing arts | Chattisgarh |
|
Kinnar kanthgeet |
Oral traditions and expressions; including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage | Delhi |
|
Compositions of Ameer Khusro in Hindustani music |
Oral traditions and expressions; including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage | Delhi |
|
Kariyala |
Performing arts | Solan, Shimla and Sirmor district in Himachal Pradesh |
|
Luddi Dance |
Performing arts | Mandi |
|
Kalaripayuttu |
Performing arts | North Kerala(Malabar) |
|
Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre |
Performing arts | Kerala |
|
Chaar Bayt: A Muslim tradition in lyrical oral poetry |
Oral traditions and expressions; including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage | Bhopal, MP |
|
Bhagoriya Dance |
Performing arts | Madhya Pradesh |
|
Zadipatti |
Performing arts | Maharashtra |
|
Mao Oral Tradition |
Oral traditions and expressions; including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage | Makhrai Rabu village, Manipur |
|
Pena |
Traditional Craftsmanship | Manipur |
|
Applique |
Traditional Craftsmanship | Manipur |
|
Thok Lila |
Performing arts | Manipur |
|
Nazhu festival |
Social practices, rituals and festive events | Nagaland |
|
Manabasa Gurubara ritual |
Social practices, rituals and festive events | Orissa |
|
Pinal Kolattam |
Performing arts | Tamil Nadu |
|
Nattu Adi Murai |
Performing arts | Tamil Nadu |
|
Kolam |
Traditional Craftsmanship |
|
|
Tolu Bommalattam – Shadow Puppet Theatre Traditions of India |
Performing arts |
|
|
Lebang Boomani |
Performing arts | Tripura |
| Garia Dance | Performing arts | Tripura |
| Wicker Baskets | Traditional Craftsmanship | Tripura |
| Nautanki | Performing arts |
|
| Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana | Performing arts |
|
| Kumbh Mela | Social practices, rituals and festive events |
|
| Aipan Art | Traditional Craftsmanship | Uttarakhand |
| Manosa Gaan | Oral traditions and expressions; including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage |
|
| Deowal Chitra and Alpana | Traditional Craftsmanship | West Bengal |
| Kushan Gaan | Oral traditions and expressions; including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage |
|
| Chhau Dance | Performing arts |
|
| Gaudiya Nritya | Performing arts | Parts of West Bengal, Assam, Orissa and Manipur. |
| Bonobibir Pala | Performing arts | West Bengal |
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