FOLKLAND INDIA

FOLKLAND International Centre for Folklore and Culture, a UNESCO-accredited NGO established in 1989 under the Indian Societies Act of 1860, is dedicated to promoting traditional folk arts, culture, and sustainable environmental practices. The organization emphasizes the importance of conserving and sustaining intangible cultural heritage and biodiversity. It has made significant strides in conservation research and documentation, focusing on natural, mixed, and vernacular tangible and intangible heritages, as well as traditional folk arts, crafts, and culture of Kerala. Folkland actively collaborates with national agencies such as the Ministry of Culture, Sangeet Natak Academy, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), and NABARD, and has represented India in prestigious national and international forums including ICHCAP-UNESCO, IOV, ICCN, and ICCR.