Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC

ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ವಿರಾಸತ್

/samskritika virasat/Roman

English meaning: Cultural Heritage

Definition

The legacy of physical artefacts and intangible attributes inherited from past generations. Karnataka's UNESCO World Heritage sites include Hampi (Vijayanagara ruins), Pattadakal temples, and the Western Ghats.

Example

ಹಂಪಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅಮೂಲ್ಯ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ವಿರಾಸತ್.

In English: Hampi is Karnataka's invaluable cultural heritage.

Literary Heritage

ಇವನಾರವ ಇವನಾರವ ಇವನಾರವನೆಂದೆನಿಸದಿರಯ್ಯ ಇವ ನಮ್ಮವ ಇವ ನಮ್ಮವ ಇವ ನಮ್ಮವನೆಂದೆನಿಸಯ್ಯ

/ivanārava ivanārava ivanāravaneṃdenisadiraya iva nammava iva nammava iva nammavaneṃdenisaya/

Do not say 'who is this, who is this, who is this?' — say 'he is ours, he is ours, he is ours.'

Basavanna · Vachana Poet, Social Reformer · 1131–1167 CE

Basavanna Vachanas

Basavanna Vachana — on social inclusion and shared cultural identity

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