Lawmakers Suggest Renaming Intangible Cultural Heritage Bill

Kathmandu. Members of Parliament have suggested changing the name of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Protection) Bill. In the theoretical discussion on the bill in the meeting of the International Relations and Tourism Committee under the House of Representatives, lawmakers suggested replacing the word 'Abhautik' with 'Amurt' or 'Maulik'.

Previously passed by the Legislation Management Committee under the National Assembly after extensive discussion, this bill is currently under discussion in the committee of the House of Representatives. In the discussion, Nepali Communist Party lawmaker Pramesh Hamal mentioned that the Nepali translation of UNESCO's 2003 Convention also uses the term 'Amurt Cultural Heritage'. He stated that the Nepali translation of 'Intangible' is more appropriate as 'Amurt' and further discussion is necessary on this.