Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) List? 1. The Sangeet Natak Akademi acts as the nodal agency for preparing nomination dossiers for the ICH list from India. 2. Deepavali is the 16th element from India to be inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the ICH of Humanity.

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Both 1 and 2 — Statement 1 is correct; the Sangeet Natak Akademi is the nodal agency appointed by the Ministry of Culture for India's ICH matters. Statement 2 is correct; Deepavali was inscribed in 2025 during the 20th committee session, becoming India's 16th element on the list following Garba.

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