ICHCAP(International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspicious of UNESCO) announced the winners of the 2019 Asia-Pacific Youth ICH Storytelling Contest, which was held by the centre for three months from July 2019. Applicants from 19 countries submitted their photo essays and videos for the contest which had two categories (Young Practitioners and General Youth).
The Young Practitioners category received entries from young people directly engaging in ICH transmission. Moushumi Choudhury, a female Chau dancer, won Grand Prize. Through her photos, she shared the challenges and possibilities she went through when she was striving to learn traditional Chau dance, a predominantly male dance in India. In the General Youth category for youths interested in ICH, Excellence Prize was offered to Saurabh Narang, a photographer who dealt with the origin of traditional dance of the Siddis in India.Distinction Prize went to Munipalli Goutham, whose photos tell a story of the Bonalu festival, a major ICH element in India, and the festive mood of families
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