United Nations: India has dismissed a UN report that claims “traditional cultural expressions” are under threat in the country. Calling the report inaccurate, India has said that traditional arts, crafts and performances are thriving in the country.

“India possesses a rich and diverse cultural heritage of artistic, literary, musical, and craft traditions spanning millennia… they continue to flourish across the country,” Lok Sabha member Indra Hang Subba said at the UN on Friday, ADVERTISEMENT

“India’s cultural economy, including traditional arts, crafts, and performances, continues to thrive with the robust popular and government support”, the MP from the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha said.

“We find no empirical data that substantiates the claim of declining demand for India’s traditional c

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