India

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

• Agra Fort (1983)
• Ajanta Caves (1983)
• Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)
• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004)
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)
• Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)
• Elephanta Caves (1987)
• Ellora Caves (1983)
• Fatehpur Sikri (1986)
• Great Living Chola Temples (1987)
• Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)
• Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)
• Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)
• Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)
• Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)
• Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002)
• Mountain Railways of India (1999)
• Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)
• Red Fort Complex (2007)
• Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)
• Sun Temple, Konârak (1984)
• Taj Mahal (1983)

• Kaziranga National Park (1985)
• Keoladeo National Park (1985)
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)
• Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988)
• Sundarbans National Park (1987)

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)

Activities

• [Only in French] Hampi, Inde : élaboration du plan de conservation et de gestion.

News

• Jul 7, 2008 Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
• Jun 29, 2007 Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch
• Jul 10, 2006 Cologne Cathedral (Germany), Djoudj Bird Sanctuary (Senegal), Ichkeul National Park (Tunisia), and Hampi (India) removed from List of World Heritage in Danger
• Apr 4, 2005 Paper Series N°12 "The State of World Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (2003)"
• Dec 30, 2004 UNESCO offers tsunami assistance to countries in South Asia

Events

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

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 1985 - 1991
• 2001 - 2007

Contacts

• H. E. Ms Bhaswati Mukherjee
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO
  Maison de l'UNESCO
  Bureaux M1.42/M1.38
  1, rue Miollis
  75732 PARIS Cedex 15
  Tel: 01.45.68.29.88; 01.45.68.30.14
  Fax: 01.47.34.51.88
  EMail: dl.india@unesco.org
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• Indian National Commission for Co-operation with UNESCO
  President: Mr Shri Arjun Singh*
  Secretary-General: Mr Rameshwar Pal Agrawal
  Deputy Secretary-General: Mr Keshav Desiraju
  Director: Mr Shailendra K. Sharma
  Ministry of Human Resource Development
  Department of Secondary and Higher Education
  Government of India
  Shastri Bhavan
  NEW DELHI 110 001
  INDIA
  Tel: (91.11) 23 38 26 98; (91.11) 23 38 64 51
  Fax: (91.11) 23 38 58 07; (91.11) 23 38 13 55
  EMail: shalendra@hub.nic.in;
  Web Site: http://www.education.nic.in
  Source: UNESCO/ERC