UNESCO launches list documenting 50 iconic Indian heritage textiles

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UNESCO released a list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of the country.

Important facts 

• According to UNESCO, the major challenge to protect the intangible cultural heritage of the South Asian region is the lack of proper inventory and documentation.

• UNESCO's publication aims to bridge this gap.

• UNESCO lists 50 textiles as Distinctive and Prestigious Heritage Textile Crafts of India after conducting extensive research.

Listed some important textile crafts of India

• Toda embroidery and Sungadi of Tamil Nadu

• Himroo weaves of Hyderabad in Telangana

• Bandha tie and dye weaving of Sambalpur in Odisha

• Khes from Panipat in Haryana

• Chamba rumals of Himachal Pradesh

• Thigma or wool tie and dye of Ladakh

• Awadh Jamdani from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh

• Ilkal and Lambadi or Banjara embroidery from Karnataka

• Sikalnayakanpet Kalamkari from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu

• Kunbi weaves from Goa

• Mashru weaves and Patola from Gujarat

• Himroo from Maharashtra

• Garad-Koirial of West Bengal