lucknow not only local dialects but its sayings and phrases should also be preserved to save our heritage and promote the feeling of belongingness according to prof alka singh a teacher in the english department of the ram manohar lohia national law universityaddressing an international conference on data management digitization and economic practices in preserving and promoting cultural heritage at istanbul ayadin university turkiye she said that sayings in local dialects were vanishing with time and should be preservedfor example famous poet and philosopher ghagh used a phrase din ka badar raat nibaddar clouds during the day and nights cloudless to denote famine these adages are based on place nature agriculture health and birds these sayings create a sense of belonging and open the secrets to a happy life where the real spirit of humanity lies intangible cultural heritage in a country like india is unfathomable she saidexplaining her own model called kept knowledge evolved and preserved through technology she explained that heritage is not only something that we can see in physical form but the old sayings are also a part of heritageshe read out several sayings in hindi at the international conference and presented her research paper titled vanishing cultural texts from the past preservation of the words of wisdomour cultural heritage offers us a peep into the lives of our forefathers any cultural heritage is a common concern for humanity it is the responsibility of every citizen to contribute hisher best towards preserving and conserving them for humanity she saidshe discussed the use of technology and social media in preserving intangible cultural heritage and discussed a model for data management digitization and economic practices for preserving and promoting cultural heritage