India

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 1985 - 1991
• 2001 - 2007

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal (1998)
• Buddhist Monastery Complex, Alchi, Leh, known as Alchi Chos-kor (1998)
• Golconda Fort, Hyderbad, Andhra Pradesh (1998)
• Dholavira: a Harappan City, Gujarat, Disstt, Kachchh (1998)
• Rani-ki-Vav (The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat (1998)
• Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala (1998)
• Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram, Bihar (1998)
• Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh (1998)
• Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (1998)
• Hemis Gompa (1998)
• Sri Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab (2004)
• River Island of Majuli in midstream of Brahmaputra River in Assam (2004)
• Kalka Shimla Railway (2004)
• The Matheran Light Railway (extension to the Mountain Railways of India) (2005)
• Western Ghats (sub cluster nomination) (2006)
• Namdapha National Park (2006)
• Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch (2006)
• Kangchendzonga National Park (2006)
• Urban and Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh (2006)
• The Kangra Valley Railway - Extension to the Mountain Railways of India (2009)
• Churchgate - Extension to Mumbai CST (2009)
• The Maharaja Railways of India (2009)
• Oak Grove School (2009)
• Excavated Remains at Nalanda (2009)
• The Jantar Mantars : Astronomical Observatories of India (2009)
• Great Himalayan National Park (2009)
• Bhitarkanika Conservation Area (2009)
• Neora Valley National Park (2009)
• Desert National Park (2009)

Activities

• [in French only] Hampi, Inde : élaboration du plan de conservation et de gestion.
• Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites
• Rapid Response Facility

News

• Recommendation adopted by the participants of ten Asian countries of a serial Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mughal Architecture Apr 22, 2009
• Bridge Collapses at Hampi World Heritage Site (India) Feb 13, 2009
• Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List Jul 7, 2008
• Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch Jun 29, 2007
• Cologne Cathedral (Germany), Djoudj Bird Sanctuary (Senegal), Ichkeul National Park (Tunisia), and Hampi (India) removed from List of World Heritage in Danger Jul 10, 2006
• Paper Series N°12 "The State of World Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (2003)" Apr 4, 2005
• UNESCO offers tsunami assistance to countries in South Asia Dec 30, 2004

Events

• Final Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Apr 6, 2009 - Apr 12, 2009
• Second Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Apr 21, 2008 - May 2, 2008
• Site Management and Urban Conservation Workshop in Chandigarh, India Dec 18, 2007 - Dec 21, 2007
• First Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Nov 26, 2007 - Dec 6, 2007
• Indo-Israel workshop on the management of World Heritage sites and Jewish heritage in India May 1, 2006 - May 3, 2006

Official Relations (UNESCO/ERC)

• H. E. Ms Bhaswati Mukherjee
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO
  Web Site: http://www.education.nic.in
  Source: UNESCO/ERC

Other sources of information within UNESCO

• UNESCO Worldwide (UNESCO/BPI)
• Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO/CLT/ITH)
• Cultural Heritage Laws Database (UNESCO/CLT/NATLAWS)
• Ratified Convention (UNESCO/LA)
• Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO/SC)
• Documents & Publications (UNESCO/UNESDOC)

Other sources of information

• UNDATA Country Profiles
• FAO Country Profiles (FAO)