On April 18, world celebrates the World Heritage Day. Ancient monuments and buildings in the countries make them stand tall on world map. These are an asset to value for. World Heritage Day is a collective effort of the communities in the world to do the needful for these invaluable assets. The day takes an opportunity to hoist awareness about the assortment of cultural legacy and the efforts that are required to protect and conserve them and also to think about its susceptibility.
ICOMOS (International Council for Monuments and Sites) organised a symposium in Tunisia on 18 April 1982 and it was suggested that a special day is to be celebrated all through the world in the name of "International Day for Monuments and Sites" on the same day every year.
The idea was also approved in UNESCO’s General Conference in November 1983. “International Monuments and Sites Day” has been traditionally called the World Heritage Day.
The day celebrates the diversity of heritage throughout the world.
Different countries and regions celebrate heritage day at different times, as the Heritage Days in Europe are celebrated annually in September. The International Day for Monuments and Sites share the cause of protecting the endangered cultural heritage together with ICOMOS National Committees on that particular day.
ICOMOS (International Council for Monuments and Sites) organised a symposium in Tunisia on 18 April 1982 and it was suggested that a special day is to be celebrated all through the world in the name of "International Day for Monuments and Sites" on the same day every year.
The idea was also approved in UNESCO’s General Conference in November 1983. “International Monuments and Sites Day” has been traditionally called the World Heritage Day.
The day celebrates the diversity of heritage throughout the world.
Different countries and regions celebrate heritage day at different times, as the Heritage Days in Europe are celebrated annually in September. The International Day for Monuments and Sites share the cause of protecting the endangered cultural heritage together with ICOMOS National Committees on that particular day.
If we look from the Indian perspective then we realize the need of paying some serious attention to our heritage. Although some serious work has been done in this regard over the last one decade still there is a long way to go.....
Following are some world heritage sites in India,
1. Mountain Railways of India
a. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1881) (In Pic)
b. Kalka-Shimla Railway (1898)
c. Kangra Valley Railway (1924)
d. Kashmir Railway (2005)
e. Nilgiri Mountain Railway
f. Matheran Hill Railway
2. Taj Mahal, UP
3. Sundarbans National Park
4. Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks, Uttarakhand
5. Fatehpur Sikri, Agra
6. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
These are only some of the heritage sites in our country. Our country is vast and there is a number of sites we are proud of. Jai Hind!
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