To Honorable Prime Minister, Govt of India, New Delhi. Sub:-Request to permanently delete the name of Sri Harmandar Sahib, Amritsar Sahib from the world heritage nomination list sent by India Govt. in April 2014. Srimaan ji, We want to bring in your notice that in 2004 a list of some Indian places had been sent to UNESCO for nomination as World Heritage sites. Our holy and spiritual Sri Harmandar Sahib was also one of them with these details:- http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1858 Sri Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab India Date of Submission: 05/01/2004 Criteria: (iii)(iv)(vi) Category: Cultural Submitted by: Ministry of Environment of Forests, Government of India Coordinates: Lat. 31°38' N / Long. 74°53' E Ref.: 1858 The move to get Sri Harmandar Sahib declared as a world heritage site by Unesco ran into rough weather even as a section of international Sikh community had raised serious objections for keeping the dossier on sri Darbar sahib as a top secret document . UNESCO had also given credence to the objections raised by the representatives of various Sikh organisations and had asked the government of India to ensure the participation of the community before Sri Harmandar sahib is declared a world heritage site . Facing opposition by international Sikh community,SGPC withdrew the dossier.We understand that India is required to refresh the tentative list every ten years.It is strange to us,after 10 year when the list was refreshed in April 2014;the name of sri Harmandar sahib is still standing on the tentative list of Indian sites. http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/state=in Tentative Lists • Results • Exports 47 Sites 1 States Parties 15/04/2015 Last Revision State Party: India • Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (03/07/1998) • Apatani Cultural Landscape (15/04/2014) • Archaeological remains of a Harappa Port-Town, Lothal (15/04/2014) • Bahá'í House of Worship at New Delhi (15/04/2014) • Bhitarkanika Conservation Area (26/05/2009) • Buddhist Monastery Complex, Alchi, Leh, known as Alchi Chos-kor (03/07/1998) • Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands (15/04/2014) • Chettinad, Village Clusters of the Tamil Merchants (15/04/2014) • Chilika Lake (15/04/2014) • Churchgate - Extension to Mumbai CST (28/01/2009) • Delhi - A Heritage City (22/05/2012) • Desert National Park (26/05/2009) • Dholavira: A Harappan City (15/04/2014) • Ekamra Kshetra – The Temple City, Bhubaneswar (15/04/2014) • Evolution of Temple Architecture – Aihole-Badami- Pattadakal (09/02/2015) • Excavated Remains at Nalanda (09/01/2009) • Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh (03/07/1998) • Hemis Gompa (01/07/1998) • Historic city of Ahmadabad (31/03/2011) • Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India (15/04/2014) • Kangchendzonga National Park (15/03/2006) • Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala (03/07/1998) • Moidams – the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty (15/04/2014) • Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (15/04/2014) • Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town (15/04/2014) • Mountain Railways of India (Extension) (15/04/2014) • Mughal Gardens in Kashmir (13/12/2010) • Namdapha National Park (15/03/2006) • Narcondam Island (15/04/2014) • Neora Valley National Park (26/05/2009) • Padmanabhapuram Palace (15/04/2014) • River Island of Majuli in midstream of Brahmaputra River in Assam (02/03/2004) • Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala (15/04/2014) • Santiniketan (20/01/2010) • Silk Road Sites in India (20/01/2010) • Sites along the Badshahi Marg - The Grand Trunk Road (15/04/2014) • Sites of Saytagrah, India’s non-violent freedom movement (15/04/2014) • Sri Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab (05/01/2004) • Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam (15/04/2014) • Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal (03/07/1998) • The Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways (15/04/2014) • The Neolithic Settlement of Burzahom (15/04/2014) • The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Charminar (10/09/2010) • The Victorian & Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai (22/05/2012) • Thembang Fortified Village (15/04/2014) • Urban and Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh (23/10/2006) • Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch (15/03/2006) We request you that government responds positively to the Sikh concerns and remove the name of Sri Harmandar Sahib Amritsar from the tentative list permanently and never include the name of Sri Harmandar Sahib for such nomination in future. Finally we thank you in advance and wish your government well in its endeavours . With regards (Name of organization or Gurdwara sahib with stamp and date)