DC Edit | Global Recognition For Diwali

As the conflict-ridden world gets more fractious and polarised than ever, Unesco, the otherwise largely powerless United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural arm sees a need to preserve the social histories of its diverse communities

xIndia’s most popular festival Diwali, or Deepavali, comes only once a year, but when it comes, it brings good cheer. Well over a billion people celebrate it in India while the diaspora is spreading it worldwide.

As the conflict-ridden world gets more fractious and polarised than ever, Unesco, the otherwise largely powerless United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural arm sees a need to preserve the social histories of its diverse communities.

The Durga Puja made the list of Unesco’s intangible heritage list last year and next year it will