Garba dance of Gujarat makes it to UNESCO list
A wonderful delight during the Navratri festival, the Garba dance, is now a part of UNESCO’s `Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced on Wednesday.
The dance form is widely popular in Gujarat and different parts of the country during the Navratri festival.
“The age-old tradition of devotion to Goddess Mother in the form of Garba is alive and growing. Garba which has become the identity of Gujarat has been approved by UNESCO under its intangible cultural heritage list,” Patel said in a post on X.
“This is a moment of pride for Gujaratis spread all over the world. This is a result of importance being given to the heritage of the country under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and such heritage being taken to the world. Congratulations to the people of Gujarat,” Patel further said in his post.
Few hours later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated for the latest addition from India to the UNSECO list. “This honour inspires us to preserve and promote our heritage for future generations. Congrats for this global acknowledgement,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.