Kathmandu. People’s representatives, employees, cultural workers and locals have expressed a common opinion saying that human civilization can be saved only if the natural and man-made tangible and intangible heritage is saved. These views were expressed in the programs organized today on the occasion of World Heritage Day 2024. This year, the day programs have been organized with the slogan ‘Disaster and Confinement through the Length of the Venice Charter’.
This charter was issued in 1964 by experts and professionals working in heritage conservation and management. Nara has hesitated to analyze the calamities suffered by the heritage since then, its impact and the lessons to be learned from it. Commenting on the context of the day and the work done by the Metropolitan Municipality, Ashaman Sangat, the coordinator of the Heritage Tourism Committee, says, ‘We have prioritized the work of documenting tangible intangible heritage and mutual relationships, searching for customs and culture along with lost and destroyed structures.’ According to Sangat, the plan is being worked on.
The wards of the metropolitan city organized various programs on the occasion of the day. Among the wards with world heritage areas, ward no. 15 organized a grand yoga at Swayambhu Bhunikhel and a heritage walk from Swayambhu to Vasantpur. Gathering at 4:30 in the morning, group yoga was done till 6:00 and then the heritage walk was done.
The trek started from Bhuyankhel, followed by Chara Hiti, Dhime Lwahan, Nipu Hiti (Bhimsen Temple), Dallu Chautara, Velu Mahadev, Ranjit Malla Sath Ghat, Tapyan, Myechyon Hiti, Burankhel, Community (Lokeshwar) Galli, Ayurvedic Hospital, Naradevi Dyashchen, Pachai Galli, Sunta Galli, Damai Tol, Chaswandwan, Saah (Oil Mill), Banja: Hiti, Michya: Galli, Marubahi, Santhaneshwar Mahadev, Maru Hiti and reached Maru Ganesh.
Chairman of Ward 15 Ishwarman Dangol informed that the walk was held to promote awareness of yoga and heritage for a healthy life. There are dozens of physical assets between the 2 heritage areas at a distance of 2200 meters. Every one of these assets has immaterial activities. A walk was conducted to explain the relationship between these heritages to the locals. Dangol clarified.
Department of Heritage and Tourism is organizing Kalijatra in Vasantpur in collaboration with Lipi Guthi. The art of Ranjana script writing will be demonstrated in the Jatra. Head of Heritage and Tourism Division Shriju Pradhan informed that the Jatra was organized with the expectation of helping to preserve the Ranjana script, a symbol of civilization and identity of Nepal Mandal (Kathmandu) and to promote tourism.
Every day people around the world are celebrating some kind of culture and tradition. Every year, April 18th of the English month is celebrated as the International Day for Monuments and Sites i.e. the World Heritage Day to celebrate the culture that is related to every people of every place. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (International Council of Monuments and Sites) has started celebrating the day. It was established in 1965.
The main purpose of celebrating the day is to promote the importance of natural and man-made heritage, to pass it down to generations and to share knowledge and protection measures. The goal of the day is also to convey the message that such heritages have an inherent relationship with the society and need to be protected and promoted. This year’s day, ‘Discover and Experience Diversity’, activities are being conducted based on the slogan ‘Discover and experience diversity (no formal translation available)’.
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