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19/04/22 20:28 PM IST

World Heritage Day

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  • Union Minister for Culture Shri G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated the Photo exhibition on the Baolis of Delhi “Absent Appearance- A Shifting score of water bodies” on the occasion of World Heritage Day as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav at Purana Qila.
About WHD 
  • The World Heritage Day is also known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites and is meant to create awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage.
  • The theme for World Heritage Day 2022, is “Heritage and Climate”.
  • At present India is a member of the “World Heritage Committee” of UNESCO.
  • There are 40 world heritage sites in India out of which 32 are cultural, 7 are natural sites and 1 mixed category.
  • Out of these, 24 monuments and archaeological sites are protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. 
  • In the list of World Heritage of 2021, the beautiful architectural marvel "Ramappa Temple" built in the 13th century of Kakatiya style and the ancient Harappan city of Dholavbira were included.
  • In addition to this, 49 sites are listed in the tentative list.
Baoli
  • The word the Baoli/Bawdi has derived from the Sanskrit word wapi or vapi/vapika.
  • Baoli is commonly used in Gujarat, Rajasthan and parts of North India.
  • The strategic locations of the baolis imply their importance and utility to a great extent.
  • Stepwells located in the edge of the habitation like towns or satellite villages are mostly secular structures from where people can draw water and utilize the space for cool gathering.
  • The stepwells near the trade routes were mostly treated as resting places whereas the stepwells with terracotta rims were seen near the agricultural lands.
  • The system of stepwells/baolis collapsed due to the pressure of decentralisation and agriculture intensification.
Source-PIB 

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