Cradle of culture
South Asia
The Indus and Ganges plains, the Deccan, the south and the Himalaya.
Deep Past and First Games 4
Pallanguzhi
India · Board and table gamesBaibalaa
Maldives · Street and playground gamesOhvalhu
Maldives · Board and table gamesOlinda Keliya
Sri Lanka · Board and table games
River Valleys and First Cities 7
Boli Khela
Bangladesh · Street and playground games
Kushti / Pehlwani mud wrestling
India +1 · Wrestling and martial sportsPlay preview · in the Sports & Skill of the World appPancha
Sri Lanka · Board and table gamesThin Hama
Maldives · Board and table gamesYam
Bhutan · Board and table games
Classical Worlds 11
Bansuri bamboo flute
India +1 · Musical instrumentsPlay preview · in the Music & Dance of the World app
Digor
Bhutan · Archery, throwing and target games
Kathputli string puppets
India · Performance and storytellingPlay preview · in the Story & Theatre of the World app
Kotta Pora
Sri Lanka · Wrestling and martial sportsPlay preview · in the Sports & Skill of the World app
Lathi Khela
Bangladesh · Wrestling and martial sports
Murchunga
Nepal · Musical instruments
Horn pulling
Sri Lanka · Street and playground games
Crossroads and Golden Ages 9
Veena
India · Musical instrumentsLambs and Tigers
India · Board and table gamesMaldivian chess
Maldives · Board and table games
Age of Contact and Craft 5
Shikara paddle race
India · RacingKhuru
Bhutan · Dexterity and skill games
Modern Heritage 25
Bashi
Maldives · Street and playground games
Break the pot
Sri Lanka · Dexterity and skill games
Dandi Biyo
Nepal · Dexterity and skill games
Elle
Sri Lanka · Street and playground games
Hill-country tea plucking
Sri Lanka · Puzzles and mind games
Pole-and-line tuna fishing from a masdhoni
Maldives · Dexterity and skill games
Stick game
Maldives +1 · Street and playground games
Stone put
Bhutan +1 · Dexterity and skill games
Dego
Bhutan · Dexterity and skill gamesGollachut
Bangladesh · Street and playground gamesPillow fight
Sri Lanka +1 · Street and playground gamesPitthu Garam
Pakistan · Street and playground games
Living Traditions 34
Ajrak block printing
Pakistan · Crafts and making
Allo nettle fibre weaving
Nepal · Crafts and making
Ambalangoda mask carving
Sri Lanka · Crafts and making
Bandhani tie-dye
India · Crafts and making
Bankura terracotta horse
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Chamba rumal embroidery
India · Crafts and making
Dhaka rickshaw art
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Dhaka weave pattern loom
Nepal · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Dhokra lost-wax casting
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Dhol drum rhythm
India · Musical instruments
Jaapi weaving
India · Crafts and making
Jaipur blue pottery painting
India · Crafts and making
Jamdani muslin weaving
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Kashmiri papier-mache painting
India · Crafts and making
Kathak tatkar footwork rhythm
India +1 · Other traditions
Kira and Kushuthara backstrap weaving
Bhutan · Crafts and making
Lippan kaam mud-and-mirror relief
India +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Maldivian lacquer work
Maldives · Crafts and making
Mehndi henna pattern drawing
India +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Mithila folk painting
Nepal +1 · Crafts and making
Nakshi Kantha embroidery
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Pakistani truck art
Pakistan +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Phulkari darn-stitch embroidery
India +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Ralli patchwork quilt
Pakistan +1 · Crafts and making
Shital pati cool mat weaving
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Sholapith flower carving
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Sri Lankan batik wax-resist painting
Sri Lanka · Crafts and making
Akuru Thaasbe
Maldives · Other traditions