Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his joy and pride regarding the inclusion of Deepavali in the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List. PM Modi stated that Deepavali is closely linked to Indian culture and ethos, and represents the soul of Indian civilisation and righteousness. He shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) that stated the addition of Deepavali to the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List would further contribute to the festival's global popularity. The post also reiterated his sentiments about Deepavali's importance to Indian culture. The original tweet by Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) can be found at https://t.co/JxKEDsv8fT, dated December 10, 2025. This information was released by PIB Delhi on December 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM. Release ID: 2201323, Visitor Panel: 1281. This release is available in Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Bengali-TR, Assamese, Manipuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. MJPS/SR.
Key Entities Referenced
UNESCO Intangible Heritage List: List maintained by UNESCO that aims to ensure better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide and the awareness of their significance.
Deepavali: Hindu festival of lights; its inclusion in the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List is the subject of the document.
Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India, who expressed joy at the inclusion of Deepavali in the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister welcomes inclusion of Deepavali
in UNESCO Intangible Heritage List
Deepavali is very closely linked to our culture and ethos, it is
the soul of our civilisation and personifies illumination and
righteousness: PM
प्रव तथ: 10 DEC 2025 12:20PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today expressed joy and pride at the inclusion of Deepavali in the
UNESCO Intangible Heritage List.
Responding to a post by UNESCO handle on X, Shri Modi said:
“People in India and around the world are thrilled.
For us, Deepavali is very closely linked to our culture and ethos. It is the soul of our civilisation. It
personifies illumination and righteousness. The addition of Deepavali to the UNESCO Intangible Heritage
List will contribute to the festival’s global popularity even further.
May the ideals of Prabhu Shri Ram keep guiding us for eternity.
@UNESCO”
People in India and around the world are thrilled.
For us, Deepavali is very closely linked to our culture and ethos. It is the soul of
our civilisation. It personifies illumination and righteousness. The addition of
Deepavali to the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List will… https://t.co/JxKEDsv8fT
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 10, 2025
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