SHILLONG, INDIA, January 28, 2026 (Deccan Herald): India has submitted to UNESCO in Paris the nomination dossier of Meghalaya’s living root bridges for consideration to be included in the World Heritage list 2026-27. A statement said. “We are hopeful that the living root bridges will be inscribed this year, ensuring that the indigenous communities, the true guardians of this living heritage, receive the global recognition they so richly deserve.”bLocated across the southern slopes of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of the northeastern state, the nominated property represents a living cultural landscape shaped over centuries by indigenous Khasi and Jaintia communities. “The landscape reflects a deep-rooted and harmonious relationship between people, nature and spirituality, embodied in traditional systems of land use, governance and ecological stewardship,” the statement said. The indigenous worldview underpinning the cultural landscape is anchored in principles of respect, reciprocity and responsibility towards Mei Ramew (Mother Earth), it said.

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