The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) organized a National Conference in Delhi to discuss the ‘International Nomination’ for the UNESCO tag of historical sites located in different countries of the Indian Ocean region. Officials gave this information on Saturday. Officials said discussions about historical sites located in different countries of the Indian Ocean region are typical examples of international relations and could qualify for an ‘international nomination’ for the UNESCO tag.
This two-day conference – ‘Jaladhipura Yatra: Exploring the Cross-Cultural Linkages of the Coastal Countries of the Indian Ocean’ – was the ‘Weather Project’ launched by the Ministry of Culture of India at the 38th World Heritage Committee meeting of UNESCO held in Doha, Qatar in 2014. was organized on the theme of
A senior official said that the Archaeological Survey of India organized a two-day national conference from October 7 to 8 to promote more research on the subject and to broaden the understanding. The ASI said in a statement that the conference consisted of six academic sessions followed by a plenary session, each of which dealt with a particular aspect of India’s maritime interactions.
Issues relating to World Heritage properties, especially with special reference to the identification of historical sites and structures located in different countries of the Indian Ocean region and examples of inter-country relations, were discussed in the statement, the statement said. Its aim was to qualify for the international nomination for UNESCO World Heritage Certification.
The ASI said this was followed by a unique session in which representatives and ambassadors from various Indian Ocean Region countries discussed various aspects of the region’s inter-country relations and the international nomination of important sites in the region for inclusion in UNESCO’s World Heritage. done. The Mausam Project was launched in an effort to understand the monsoon winds and other climatic factors and the way these natural elements influenced interactions between different countries in the Indian Ocean region at different periods of history, the statement said. Presently, the weather project is being managed by ASI.
The ASI said Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi, Union Culture Secretary Govind Mohan and ambassadors from several countries of the Indian Ocean region participated in the conference. In her address, Meenakshi Lekhi emphasized the need for “unbiased research” on many aspects of India’s economic and cultural relations with other countries.
A brochure on the objectives and scope of the Mausam project along with a brief outline of India’s maritime heritage and a list of India’s World Heritage properties was released on the occasion. Issues related to the Mausam Project were discussed with the Ambassadors on the second day of the conference. In which inter-country relations especially relating to textiles, spices and spicy dishes, architecture and other aspects of the intangible cultural heritage were discussed.
More than 20 scholars from different parts of India participated in the academic session, including meteorologists, archaeologists, historians and internationally renowned experts in the fields of climate change, underwater exploration and intangible cultural heritage, the statement said. were involved.