Reviewing intangible heritage of Amritsar, Punjab
- Vol.21(3), Jul-Sep
- New Delhi Institute of Town Planners 2024
- 75-83p.
The paper presents the intangible elements present in Amritsar city. Amritsar includes sites of tremendous cultural and historical significance. Amritsar has a rich heritage and is the best example of the complex and composite culture of India. Amritsar heritage includes both Tangible heritage and Intangible heritage (City Hriday Plan, 2016). But till now, the major focus has been kept on tangible heritage, which includes the fortification of forts and gates of walled city, assessment of the health of existing museums or providing or upgrading the facilities around historic sites etc. As a result, very few efforts were put to conserve the intangible heritage of Amritsar which includes the folk dance, folk song, folk instruments, pottery making, phulkari, paranda etc. As a result, of which artist who performs these cultural traditions are facing many problems. The intangible heritage is getting lost or disappearing with the increasing urbanization and globalization. Hence, the paper will be focusing on how the Intangible Heritage of Amritsar city can be conserved. This article briefly analyses the ways to revive the lost heritage of a city.