UNESCO to launch video encyclopedia of India

NEW DELHI: With a view to preserve cultural diversity of the country, UNESCO has announced plans to develop a web-based video encyclopedia of India.
   
The proposed site, www.indiavideo.org, which will highlight the unique culture, heritage and geography of India, is being developed by Invis Multimedia - a premier content development organisation specialising in audiovisual production.
   
Announcing the agreement between UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) and Invis Multimedia, Minja Yang, Director of the UNESCO New Delhi Office, said one of the organisations key mandates is to safeguard and promote the wealth of the world's cultural diversity.
   
"India is a vast country with an extraordinarily ancient and diverse cultural heritage. The unique objective behind this project is to develop an atlas of India that covers not just its geographical features but its cultural ones too," Yang said.
   
She said the content will be created in a format that is easily accessible worldwide and will raise awareness of the importance of safeguarding India's heritage.

The new encyclopedia will have detailed sections on each state and union territory of India. The video clips will be supplemented with text in English language.