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.
