Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that he was glad that Garba of Gujarat, a traditional dance form from India, has been included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The PM informed that the Certificate of Inscription was presented a few days ago in Paris.
“Garba is a celebration of life, culture and devotion. It also brings people together. It is gladdening to note that Garba’s global popularity on the rise! Sometime ago, Garba found a place in the @UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. I am glad that the Certificate of Inscription was presented a few days back in Paris. At the same time, a memorable Garba Night was also held in Paris, which was attended the Indian community in large numbers,” he said in a tweet on X.
PM Modi also shared some photographs of people enjoying the Garba dance, along with a copy of the UNESCO certificate.
Garba is a celebration of life, culture and devotion. It also brings people together. It is gladdening to note that Garba’s global popularity on the rise!
Sometime ago, Garba found a place in the @UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. I am glad that the Certificate of… pic.twitter.com/h5gmEFZsWn
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 27, 2024
“Garba of Gujarat was inscribed in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by UNESCO, under the provisions of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage during the 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage from December 5-9, 2023, in Kasane, Botswana,” as per the Ministry of Culture.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Garba of Gujarat is the 15th ICH element from India to join the list.
Garba is a ritualistic and devotional dance that is performed on the occasion of the of Navaratri festival. The dance takes place around a perforated earthenware pot lit with an oil lamp, or an image of the mother goddess Amba.
Participating dancers move around the centre in a counter-clockwise circle, using simple movements while singing and clapping their hands in unison.
(With ANI inputs)