Rosary College Of Commerce & Arts

Navelim, Salcete, Goa

Department of BBA-Travel and Tourism

TOURISM PRODUCTS OF INDIA

CREDITS: 02

Assistant Professor Maya Talwadker

World Heritage Sites of India
 Selection Criteria

 Criteria are explained in the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the
World Heritage Convention which, besides the text of the Convention, is the main
working tool on World Heritage.

 The criteria are regularly revised by the Committee to reflect the evolution of the
World Heritage concept itself.

 Until the end of 2004, World Heritage sites were selected on the basis of six cultural
and four natural criteria. With the adoption of the revised Operational Guidelines for
the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, only one set of ten criteria
exists.
 Selection Criteria

To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value
and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria.
1. To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius.

2. To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a

cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology,
monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design.

3. To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a

civilization which is living or which has disappeared.
 Selection Criteria

4. To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological

ensemble or landscape which illustrates significant stage(s) in human history.

5. To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use

which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the
environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible
change.

6. To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with
beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance (this
criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria).
 Selection Criteria

7. To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and

aesthetic importance.

8. To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth’s history, including

the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of
landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features.
 Selection Criteria

9. To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and

biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water,
coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals.

10. To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation
of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding
universal value from the point of view of science or conservation
 Mission of World Heritage Convention

1. Encourage countries to sign the World Heritage Convention and to ensure the
protection of their natural and cultural heritage.

2. Encourage States Parties to the Convention to nominate sites within their national
territory for inclusion on the World Heritage List.

3. Encourage States Parties to establish management plans and set up reporting systems
on the state of conservation of their World Heritage sites.

4. Help States Parties safeguard World Heritage properties by providing technical

assistance and professional training.
 Mission of World Heritage Convention

5. Provide emergency assistance for World Heritage sites in immediate danger.

6. Support States Parties’ public awareness-building activities for World Heritage

conservation.

7. Encourage participation of the local population in the preservation of their cultural

and natural heritage.

8. Encourage international cooperation in the conservation of world’s cultural and

natural heritage.
Cultural (29)

 Agra Fort (1983)  Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly

Victoria Terminus) (2004)
 Ajanta Caves (1983)
 Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)
 Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at
 Elephanta Caves (1987)
Nalanda, Bihar (2016)
 Ellora Caves (1983)
 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)
 Fatehpur Sikri (1986)
 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological
Park (2004)
 Great Living Chola Temples (1987,2004)
 Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)
 Group of Monuments at
Mahabalipuram (1984)
 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)
 Hill Forts of Rajasthan (2013)
 Historic City of Ahmadabad (2017)
 Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)
 Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)
 Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh
Gaya (2002)
 Mountain Railways of
India (1999,2005,2008)
 Qutb Minar and its Monuments,
Delhi (1993)
 Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at
Patan, Gujarat (2014)
 Red Fort Complex (2007)
 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)
 Sun Temple, Konârak (1984)
 TajMahal (1983)
 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an
Outstanding Contribution to the Modern
Movement (2016)
 The JantarMantar, Jaipur (2010)
 Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles
of Mumbai (2018)
Natural (7)

 Great Himalayan National Park  Keoladeo National Park (1985)

Conservation Area (2014)
 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)
 Kaziranga National Park (1985)
 Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National
Parks (1988,2005)

 Sundarbans National Park (1987)

 Western Ghats (2012)

Mixed (1)

 Khangchendzonga National Park (2016)

Any questions?
Mail me at maya@rosarycollege.org