Question

In which year was ‘Ramlila’ inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ?
1. 2006
2. 2010
3. 2012
4. 2008

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 2008

The correct answer is 2008.

• It is performed across northern India during the festival of Dussehra, held each year according to the ritual calendar in autumn. 

• Ramlila, literally “Rama’s play”, is a performance of the Ramayana epic in a series of scenes that include song, narration, recital, and dialogue.
• The most representative Ramlilas are those of Ayodhya, Ramnagar and Benares, Vrindavan, Almora, Sattna and Madhubani. 

• A total of 13 Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) elements from India have been inscribed to date on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

List of intangible cultural heritage	Year of Inscription
The tradition of Vedic chanting	2008
Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana	2008
Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre	2008
Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India	2009
Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala	2010
Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan	2010
Chhau dance	2010
Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: the recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India	2012
Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming, and dancing of Manipur	2013
Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, Indi	2014
Yoga	2016
Nawrouz	2016
Kumbh Mela	2017