UNITED NATIONS: India has criticised as "inaccurate" a UN report that made several far-fetched claims to assert "traditional cultural expressions" are under threat in the country, and pointed out that traditional arts, crafts and performances are thriving.
India possesses a rich and diverse cultural heritage of artistic, literary, musical, and craft traditions spanning millennia... they continue to flourish across the country, " Lok Sabha member Indra Hang Subba said on Friday,
India’s "cultural economy, including traditional arts, crafts, and performances, continues to thrive with the robust popular and government support", the MP from the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha said.