Chora’nyingba: A Flavor from Merak-Sakteng Community
Gengop Karchung Researcher, Research & Media Division, National Library and Archives of Bhutan, Department of Culture At altitudes of 3,525 and 2,973 meters, the Merak
Drametse Ngacham: The Sacred Mask Dance
Lungtaen Gyatso Director, Institute of Language and Culture Studies Introduction The Dance of the Drums of Drametse,1 also known as Drametse Ngacham, is a popular mask
ICH Inventorying Efforts and Practices in India
Kushal Parkash Heritage Education Project Coordinator, Central Board of Secondary Education An inventory generally refers to a comprehensive list of tangible items, such as property,
Fifth Melanesian Festival of Arts and Culture
Mali Voi UNESCO Retiree and Coordinator, 5th Melanesian Festival of Arts and Culture To fully appreciate the theme of the Fifth Melanesian Festival of Arts
Terracotta Clay Art of Molela, Rajasthan
Sikandar M Kumar Researcher, Craft Revival Trust The small sun-soaked village of Molela, located approximately fifteen to twenty kilometers from the city of Udaipur in
Bhasha Research and Publication Centre
Ganesh Devy Chair, People’s Linguistic Survey of India Language is the most crucial element of culture. It is the most distinctive accomplishment of humans, marking them
Restoring ICH in Nepal since the Earthquakes of 2015
Som Bahadur Dhimal Lecturer, Brilliant Multiple Campus, Kathmandu Two powerful earthquakes (7.8 magnitude on 25 April and 6.8 on 12 May) hit twenty to twenty-five districts
Stories and Traditions in Paint on Cloth
Ranjan Sen President, Contact Base Patachitra is a story telling tradition of the Medinipore region of West Bengal in Eastern India. In this unique art form,
Can ICH Safeguarding Contribute to the New 2030 SDGs? A Case Study from West Bengal, India
Ananya Bhattacharya Secretary, Contact Base Moe Chiba Section Chief & Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO New Delhi In September 2015, the General Assembly of the
Puta, a Tshok Offering of Buckwheat Noodles
Jigme Choden Researcher, National Library and Archives of Bhutan, Department of Culture, MOHCA In Bhutan, buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is grown in non-rice growing regions