New Delhi: Deepavali (also known as Diwali) has been officially inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was announced during a session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) hosted in India.

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This new inscription recognises Deepavali alongside cultural traditions from countries including Ghana, Georgia, Ethiopia and Egypt. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the move.

“People in India and around

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