India, March 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Yoga enjoys widespread popularity across the world and is recognized as an important element of India's cultural heritage. Yoga has also been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO in 2016.
Apart from yoga, several other cultural expressions of India have gained international recognition, including Indian classical and folk performing arts (music, dance and theatre), traditional handicrafts and textiles, Indian cinema, literature, cuisine, and traditional knowledge systems such as Ayurveda and meditation. These are promoted internationally through cultural exchange programmes, festivals and exhibitions abroad, and parti...