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UNESCO declares Kolkata’s Durga Puja an intangible cultural heritage of humanity

TBM Staff - Hyderabad Friday, 17 December 2021, 6:29 PM

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday announced that it has added Kolkata’s Durga Puja to its “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” list. The 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Continue Reading

India gets elected to UNESCO World Heritage Committee for four-year term

TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 26 November 2021, 8:00 AM

India was elected to the World Heritage Committee of the UN’s cultural organisation for a four-year term on November 25 , a week after the country was re-elected to the UNESCO Executive Board. “Happy to announce that India has won the seat on World Heritage Committee from the Asia Pacific region. I thank all our […]Continue Reading

Turkey’s Arslantepe Mound added to UNESCO World Heritage list

TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 2 August 2021, 6:30 PM

The Arslantepe Mound, a 8000-year old archaeological mound was inscribed on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites positioning Turkey as a destination with a record number of recognition for its cultural heritage sites. The announcement was done during the recently held Extended 44th UNESCO World Heritage Committee online session in Fuzhou, China. According to a Continue Reading

UNESCO declares Kolkata’s Durga Puja an intangible cultural heritage of humanity

India gets elected to UNESCO World Heritage Committee for four-year term

Turkey’s Arslantepe Mound added to UNESCO World Heritage list

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