This year, for the ‘Memory of the World’ register of UNESCO, entries from 72 countries and 4 international organizations. After the evaluation of entries by an independent International Advisory Committee, after the final decision of the Executive Board of UNESCO, the collections are added to the register. The ancient heritage of India This year, the Bhagavad Gita of India and the manuscripts of Bharata of Bharata have been recognized for their cultural significance. Bhagavad Gita is a sacred Sanskrit book of 18 chapters, which have 700 verses. It is a very important book of the ancient Indian tradition, which provides spiritual and moral guidance between Arjuna and Krishna during the war of Mahabharata, while Bharata’s Natyashastra, with 36 thousand shlokas, is an ancient Sanskrit text on performance art. It defines basic texts, drama, performance, beauty experience, emotion and music. The concept of “rasa” (beauty experience) given in Natyashastra has been the foundation of Indian art and culture. Along with this, the number of India’s collections included in the World Smriti Register has increased to 14, including the Rigveda, Shaiva Managing and Tamil Medical Manuscript collections such as important legacy. Debate of Panadura) and the three-in-law inscription (Tribhaselipia) presented by China and Sri Lanka have also been included. Pānadurā vādaya) is a book composed in the backdrop of religious differences between Buddhists and Christians in the middle of the 19th century, in which the correspondence between Christians and Buddhist leaders is composed of correspondence on the corresponding correspondence between Christians and Buddhist leaders. The transcription of also includes. There is a three -lingual inscription, a stone plaque, which has been praised by Buddha, Lord Vishnu and Allah in Chinese, Persian and Tamil. UNESCO Director General Audrey Azule said on the occasion, “Written heritage, a need of humanity’s memory, is an essential, but a neurological element. This is why UNESCO invests under its protection, shares the best practices and preserves the most important copies of human history in this register. Hai. Eathaf al-Mahubub (presented by Egypt) Documents of Arab world contribution in astronomy, motion, astronomical bodies and astrological analysis during the first millennium of our era, along with Charles Darwin (Britain), Fraradic Niel (Germany), Wilhelm Conrad Rantzen (Germany). Research has also included the archives of the leading Carlos Chagas (Brazil). Apart from this, some collections associated with slavery memory have also been included, which were presented by Angola, Aruba, Cape Varde, Kuracao and Mozambic as well as some historical women. These include girls’ education, Raden Ajeng Kartini (Indonesia and Netherlands), Writer Catherine Mansfield (New Zealand), and travel writers Annari Schwarzenbak and Ella Malart (Switzerland). There are many collections that have recorded significant moments of international cooperation. These include the Geneva Convention (1864–1949) and its protocol (1977–2005) (Switzerland), Universal Declaration (United Nations) of Human Rights (United Nations), and 1991 Windhoocha Declaration (Namibia). Established in the Vishwas Smriti Program 1992, the purpose of the memory program of the world, the purpose of the world’s memory program, the preservation of the world, the preservation of humanity and the universal access to the universal. Is. Often due to being highly sensitive, there is a threat to deteriorating this heritage or destruction of disasters. In this way, under UNESCO’s World Smriti program, countries are helped to develop conservation policies, training and financial assistance to memory institutes for digitization of collection, and these essential elements of our past are made in school syllabus with educational bodies. Can be transported to generations. © National Museums, Colombo/ Buaddhaloka Foundation
India’s Bhagavad Gita and Natyashastra, UNESCO’s World Smriti Register
