Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India’s motto of Vikas Bhi, Virasat Bhi is a commitment to ensure that modernization and urbanization strengthens culture rather than erasing the cultural roots. He said, India is ensuring that no tradition, no practitioner and no community remain invisible or unsupported. Mr Modi said this in his message at the inaugural of UNESCO’s 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in New Delhi. He said that for India, heritage has never been a matter of nostalgia, but is a living flowing river of continuous stream of knowledge, creativity and community. The Prime Minister said that India’s civilizational journey has been shaped by the understanding that culture is not enriched o

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