Q. With reference to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) framework, consider the following statements:
1.The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was adopted by UNESCO in 2003, and India ratified it in 2005.
2.To qualify for the Representative List, a cultural practice must be derived entirely from material archaeological monuments rather than living community traditions.
3.The ICH framework recognizes five distinct domains, including oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, and traditional craftsmanship.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Detailed Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: UNESCO finalized the global ICH safeguarding convention in 2003, which officially entered into force in 2006. India became one of the early state parties by ratifying the treaty in 2005.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: Tangible heritage covers physical monuments, archeological ruins, and artifacts. In contrast, Intangible Heritage focuses entirely on living cultural expressions, oral histories, rituals, and knowledge systems that are actively maintained and transmitted by human communities.
- Statement 3 is correct: The UNESCO operational guidelines organize ICH into five broad domains: (i) Oral traditions and expressions; (ii) Performing arts; (iii) Social practices, rituals and festive events; (iv) Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe; (v) Traditional craftsmanship.
