Documentation of ICH of Kasargod

The Kasargod Chapter of INTACH took up a project of listing ICH elements spread over the  two northern districts of Kerala state. A research and documentation team under the coordination of  Dr. V. Jayarajan, Convenor , Kasargod Chapter , consisting of an expert Mr P.V Harish and a coordination committee under the chairmanship of artist and  folklorist K.K Marar started the documentation with the help of a Survey team and a Technical teams. The team selected the art forms and ICH elements... Read More

Publications: Daman, Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

A set of three separate volumes on Daman, Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli were published in 2014.The detailed cultural mapping of the Union territories of Daman, Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli was taken up and this report was then further printed in the form of a publication. The project incorporates the knowledge, skills and practices in which local communities of the region are... Read More

Masked Identities: Safeguarding India’s Intangible Cultural Heritage

Masked identities: Safeguarding India’s Intangible Cultural Heritage The Chhau dance-drama performed since time immemorial mainly in Seraikella (Jharkhand), Purulia (West Bengal) and Mayurbhanj (Orissa) and the surrounding areas was recognized by the UNESCO as rare Intangible Cultural Heritage of India in 2010. The division undertook a survey of the Chhau dance form in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation, Mumbai. This was later published in the form of a book- ‘Masked... Read More

ICH Manual

A UK TRUST Project on preparing an ICH Documentation Manual was undertaken by Nerupama Y. Modwel, Director, ICH, Division and Surajit Sarkar, Video/Documentary filmmaker. Tangible culture is represented by works of art and historic sites and monuments. Intangible culture is its counterpart and includes song, music, dance, drama skills and other cultural material that can be recorded but cannot be touched, experienced, or interacted with without a practitioner of a particular element of... Read More

Documentation of the Oral Narratives of the Paharia tribe, Odisha

The division undertook a pilot project on collecting and documenting the oral narratives of the extremely marginalized Paharia tribe of Naupada, Odisha, with the help of the Folklore Foundation, Bhubaneshwar. Dr. Mahendra Mishra was in charge of leading this collection... Read More