Recently, the festival of Deepawali was inscribed on the UNESCO ‘Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’. In this context, consider the following statements:
- Prior to the inclusion of Deepawali, the traditional dance form 'Garba of Gujarat' was inscribed on this prestigious UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
- In India, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) acts as the designated nodal agency for maintaining the national inventory of these living traditions and processing their nominations.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Correct answer: A
Explanation
'Garba of Gujarat' was inscribed on the UNESCO list in December 2023, before Deepawali, so statement 1 is correct. The nodal agency for India's ICH nominations and the national inventory is the Sangeet Natak Akademi, not the Archaeological Survey of India, so statement 2 is wrong.