KHON Ramlila

News:The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh government is going to organise the country’s first training and performance programme of world famous KHON Ramlila in collaboration with Thailand government.

Facts:

About Khon Ramlila:

• Khon Ramlila is a masked form of Ramlila art of Thailand that depicts the scenes of Ramlila.
• It has no dialogues.Only the background voices narrates the whole story of Ramayana. 
• It is also known worldwide for its beautiful attire and golden masks.
• Further,the Ramakien which means Glory of Rama is national epic of Thailand has been derived from the Hindu epic Ramayana.
• It is also included in the list of Intangible cultural heritage list of UNESCO.

Additional information:

About Intangible cultural heritage list of UNESCO:

• UNESCO’s Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage is a list of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide.It aims at better protection of these intangible cultural heritages and raise awareness about their significance. 
• Intangible Cultural Heritage means the practices, representations, expressions, as well as the instruments,artefacts and cultural spaces that communities,groups or individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage.
• The list was established in 2008 when the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage came into effect.
• A total of 13 Intangible cultural heritage elements from India have been inscribed till date on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.