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Experts elated at move to promote oral heritage

New Delhi | March 01, 2006 1:15:18 AM IST

 

Artists and experts Tuesday welcomed Finance Minister P.

Chidambaram's proposal to provide Rs.50 million for the promotion

of "oral and intangible heritage of humanity".

Chidambaram in his budget presented in parliament Tuesday, said that

Kuttiyattam, Vedic chanting and Ramlila have been declared "Oral and

Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by the UNESCO.

 

He said he had made an initial provision of Rs.50 million to

safeguard the oral tradition.

 

Welcoming the proposal, Sadanam Balkrishnan of the International

Centre for Kathakali said: "It's a good move to save the oral

tradition."

 

"Few years ago, the art form was on the verge of extinction but

efforts from UNESCO and the government have helped it. And now the

new allocation would help it further to survive and flourish,"

Sadanam told IANS.

 

Navtej S. Johar, a yoga guru and promoter of Vedic chanting, said the

initiative would help in getting the art form "some visibility".

 

"It's a healthy sign for the oral tradition and we hope the provision

in the budget would help in attracting people in a big way to this

source of knowledge," Johar said.pkn/zmn/am (IANS

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