Today is “World Heritage Day”. World Heritage Day is the
International Day dedicated for the preservation of Monuments and Historical
Sites. It was created on 18th April 1982, by ICOMOS (International Council on
Monuments and Sites) and later approved by UNESCO. This special day offers an
opportunity to raise public’s awareness concerning the diversity of the world’s
heritage and the efforts that are required to protect and conserve it, as well
as to draw attention to its vulnerability. And today happens to be the 40th
anniversary of World Heritage Day.
To mark the occasion, AP State Government is organizing “Hyderabad
Heritage Festival – 2012” from today; till 24th April. The AP State Tourism
Department is organizing Cultural and Traditional programs at a number of
heritage places like Chowmahalla Palace, Taramati Baradari and the Qutub Shahi
Tombs. The week-long celebrations will see performances like Bharatanatyam,
Kuchipudi, Kathak, Jugalbandis, Ghazal, Mushaira programs and Carnatic music
concerts and Plays related to Hyderabad like, “Taramati – The Legend of an
Artiste” and “Biryani and Haleem”! Great and popular artists like Dr.
Balamuralikrishna, Pandit Birju Maharaj,
Padma Subramanyam, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhat, Ananada Shankar Jayant, L.
Subramanyam, Kavita Krishnamurthy and many more stalwarts would be performing. The
sound and light show which is a yearlong event at the Golconda Fort will be
held at Salar Jung Museum and at Qutub Shahi Tombs during this week.
Most Shopping Centers and Malls and Star Hotels in the city will
take part in the Festival. Hyderabad Food Festivals are being held at these Hotels
and at Shilparamam too.
This is the first time that the Heritage Day / Hyderabad Heritage Festival is
being observed in Hyderabad and that too on such a large scale ..... Perhaps
motivated by the Award and Title it received from the Union Tourism Ministry,
on 18th February 2012, as the “Best Heritage City of India”!
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