Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 13: The UNESCO Cell of Ministry of Culture, Government of India appointed Padamshree Balwant Thakur as an expert for a period of two years to advice the Ministry on the matters relating to the safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage and diverse cultural traditions of India.
Balwant Thakur was also appointed as an expert to identify various institutions, groups, individuals, identified non-MOC institutions, non-Government organisations, researchers and scholars for financial assistance so that they may be engaged in activities and projects for strengthening, protecting, preserving and promoting the rich intangible cultural heritage of India.
Balwant Thakur’s appointment to such a highest world body of experts is being taken as one of the major development of the cultural scene of J&K and cultural activists see a ray of hope in safeguarding the dying and vanishing age-old cultural expressions and symbols of the State.
This body of expert in which Balwant Thakur is one of the members will recommend to the Government of India to support and strengthen the efforts of various stake-holders vis-à-vis wider recognition and acceptance, dissemination, preservation and promotion of the rich, diverse and vast ICH of India including recognition of the same by the UNESCO.
In addition to this the body will promote preservation, support and safeguarding of intangible cultural expressions/ diverse cultural traditions of India that are masterpieces, including preparations of nomination dossiers of intangible culture heritage for inscriptions by UNESCO, in order to address areas critical for the survival and propagation of these forms, giving training support to students and artists in these areas, support to practitioners for workshops, performances documentation and database-creation through various media, support for dissemination, etc.
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