Tilaurakot misses out on World Heritage Sites list

India’s reservations, Nepal’s weak diplomacy blamed as bid to list Buddha’s childhood home fails. Expert say joint nomination with India could have helped.

Nepal’s bid to enlist Tilaurakot, the ancient capital of the Shakya kingdom and the palace where Siddhartha Gautam spent his princely life before he became the Buddha, on the UNESCO World Heritage list has ended in disappointment. The proposal was not approved during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee underway in Paris, France.