With the inclusion of Gita and Natyashastra, India now has 14 entries in the Register. 

• India’s Rig Veda, Gilgit Manuscript, Manuscripts of Abhinavagupta (940-1015 CE), Maitreyayvarakarana, (a manuscript of the Pala period) etc. have also been included in the Register. 
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris in 1948, is also among the new entries in the Register. 

About the Inscriptions

• Bhagavad Gita
  • Part of the Mahabharata, specifically within the Bhīṣmaparva (Chapters 23–40).
  • Structured as a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
    • It is considered to be composed in the 2nd or 1st century BCE.
  • Comprises of 700 verses across 18 chapters.
  • Relevance: Considered a guide to living a meaningful and purposeful life.
• Natyashastra
  • Preserved at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
  • Considered the essence of Nāṭyaveda — an oral tradition of performing arts comprising 36,000 verses, also known as the Gāndharvaveda.
    • It deals with drama (nāṭya), performance (abhinaya), aesthetic emotion (rasa), feeling (bhāva), and music (saṅgīta).
  • Believed to have been codified around the 2nd century BCE by Bharatmuni in Sanskrit. 
  • Laid the Foundation of Indian poetics, theatre, dance, and aesthetics.