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Yoga now on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Yoga, India’s one of the ancient practices to keep oneself healthy, has been inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
●    It was inscribed on the list during the 11th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The declaration describing Yoga as a Human Treasure got unanimous support of the 24 members of the Committee.
●    With this, Yoga became the 13th intangible cultural heritage that has been listed from India so far with UNESCO. The previous intangible cultural heritage list includes
●    Chhau dance 
●    The Buddhist chanting of Ladakh 
●    Sankirtana - the ritual singing, drumming, and dancing of Manipur 
●    The traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab 
●    Ramlila- the traditional performance of the Ramayana 

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