J&K govt. bids for Sufiyana music’s inclusion in UNESCO’s intangible heritage list
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J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has written a formal letter to Union Minister of Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and pressed for its inclusion in the UNESCO list
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SourceThe Hindu - National
PublishedThursday, 25 June 2026
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