‘Gaya- Strings of Faith’, A documentary (55 minutes) – ICH Film Screening

The ICH Division undertook an extensive project focused on the audio-visual documentation of intangible cultural elements in Gaya, with the primary objective of highlighting and bringing to public attention the lesser-known cultural heritage of the region. This documentation was meticulously crafted by Shri Bappa Ray, a distinguished documentary filmmaker with over three decades of experience in the field. Titled Gaya – Strings of Faith, the resulting 55-minute documentary goes beyond the... Read More

Audio-visual documentation and cultural mapping of the intangible aspects of Gaya

The project on the audio-visual documentation and cultural mapping of the intangible aspects of Gaya city with special emphasis on the sacred components of the city has been completed. Gaya – a city of Hindu pilgrimage has many sacred identities, spaces, rituals, customs and the deep routed culture which were studied and documented in detail. The project was done with the following focussed objectives:- To understand the wider sacred geography of Gaya with its special significance to... Read More

Rajput Wedding Traditions

With the aim to preserve the customs and rituals of Rajput Wedding tradition, the Jaipur Chapter of INTACH undertook a research based documentation project to document the myriad rituals and customs performed during the Rajput marriage ceremony in audio- visual form. In today’s context, there is scaling down in the rituals and customs of the marriage ceremony. The Rajput marriage tradition has its own distinct style, from traditional Safa (turban) and Poshak(dress) to the custom of folk... Read More

Documentation of the ICH elements in Kozhikode, Kerala

Four projects were taken up by the INTACH Calicut Chapter for the documentation of various ICH elements of Kozhikode in the Malabar Coast of Kerala. The themes for the projects range from ritualistic traditions and performances and indigenous medicinal practices to the age old craft techniques. Through textual and video documentation, the Calicut chapter has listed the following ICH elements: 1. ‘Kadal Vaidyam’ – An inquiry on the indigenous medicinal practices of the fishing... Read More

Database on the Status of Intangible Cultural Heritage Research and Documentation in India

A three year long (2015-18) pan India project on identifying and cataloguing the Intangible Cultural Heritage assets of India available in printed form was undertaken by the ICH Division, INTACH, Delhi.  The project was led by Harish Benjwal, Senior Research Associate (SRA), ICH Division, under the supervision of Principal Director, ICH Division. The tangible outcome of the project was creation of a web portal (which can be accessed by following the provided link at bottom)   The following is... Read More