India to Host UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee Session at Red Fort

India will host the 20th session of the Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage-ICH from tomorrow till 13th of this month at Red Fort in New Delhi. India has nominated Diwali - the festival of light, brotherhood, compassion, and collective celebration - as its submission for the UNESCO Intangible heritage list this year. Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the proposal, earlier reviewed by independent evaluation bodie...