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Regional Collaboration for Safeguarding ICH: Overview, Tasks, and Strategies with Special Reference to India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives Shubha CHAUDHURI Secretary-General Executive Director American Institute of Indian Studies
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Manage No DI00000679 Country Republic of Korea Author Shubha CHAUDHURI (Secretary-General Executive Director, American Institute of Indian Studies) Published Year 2011 Language English Copyright 
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| Description | "As we all know, the importance of intangible cultural heritage has been greatly enhanced since the 2003 Convention though the forms we are talking about are old if not ancient in many cases, and the individuals who have worked in the arts with what was called ‘expressions of folklore’ were involved in efforts to preserve and transmit these traditions. However, the 2003 Convention, which has at its centre the aim of safeguarding, has helped bring these issues to the centre, resulting in debate and the need to define the ‘intangible’. I am discussing these issues not only as one who works in this area but as one providing perspective from India, from the standpoint of an archivist who is involved in the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of forms of intangible cultural heritage, including music, oral traditions, rituals, and other forms of performance.1 Though this is an attempt at providing an overview of the status of the Convention, my aim will be to deal with the spirit rather than the Though my experience is limited to India, this paper is based on input from Moe Chiba of the UNESCO New Delhi office for an overview of issues from Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, which fall under their aegis." | ||
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