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Samrakshana Club
Apswrs/Jr College
Hanumakonda Warangal
I take a privilege to
tell that I have started
a heritage club in our
school n successfully
running it by organising
many activities. Till
now i have organized
four heritage camps in
the school n the
students are also more
interested with this
club activities. On
the eve of children's
day i have started the
activities of this club.
I named it as
SAMRAKSHANA CLUB and
started an activity on
living heritage first
and conducted the
rangoli competition
which i felt as the
preserving step of our
traditional living
heritage.students
participated with great
enthusiasm n even used
eco friendly natural
colours keeing in view
of promoting non
pollution theme with
them.
The second club activity
was the drawing
competition on various
themes such as eco
friendly atmosphere,
historical monuments,
conservation of natural
resources etc. we got a
good response as the
little fingers gave
their own colouring to
the concepts with their
constructive views
The third one is the
competition of songs in
various Indian languages
. this was conducted to
create interest in them
towards the languages of
india and their
learning.
The fourth activity was
done ina different way
where in we have invited
sri jaganmohan garu of
dharma jagaran sangh who
gave a lecture demo on
the issue of GORAKSHANA
i.e respecting n
conserving the COW which
is called as a deity in
Indian myth n which
promoted the eco balance
n natural manure crops
even. this programme
enlightened the student
n the teachers to torch
the issue of
preservation n
conservation of cows
which is allmost
endangered now in india.
many more activities
have been taken such as
making simle craft item
at the school.
I am SMT LAKSHMI
PRASANNA music teacher
Apswrs/jr.c hanumakonda
Heritage Clubs Gurgaon
Evergreen Club Delhi
Public School Gurgaon
We are happy to announce
that -The Heritage Club,
named -"EVERGREEN" in
our school is working in
full swing.We now have
30 members in the club.
We are following the
monthly calendar -" Days
That Matter"
religiously. Every month
we pick up one important
day from the calendar
and organise it in the
school. From 1st
October to 9th October
2009. In which students
of classes VI,VII & VIII
participated in the
stamp making
competition.
Keeping in mind the
importance of animals,
beautiful stamps were
designed of endangered
species of the world.
Heritage Clubs Dimapur
Dimapur, Oct 18 (EMN):
In the effort to
educate, inculcate the
sense of responsibility
and involve young
members, in working
together to protect and
preserve the wondrous
beauty and richness of
Naga’s culture, INTACH (
Indian National Trust
for Art and Cultural
Heritage ) Nagaland
Chapter, organized a one
day Heritage Education
Tour to Khonoma on
October 17. The young
INTACH – Heritage Club
members, teachers and
the organizers as well,
did have a great day
with Michel of Khonoma
village as their guide
for the day, a release
stated..
The visiting members
were briefed on the
political history,
religious, customary
practices and economy of
Khonoma from centuries
since, till date.
According to the
release, the lush
greeneries and extensive
terrace paddy fields
surrounding the village,
the quantum of benefits
derived from stone
crafts ranging from
monuments, monoliths,
sepulchers, walls and
foot paths/staircases
etc. in the village,
with historical back
grounds were of
exquisite marvel and
enlightenment for the
visitors.
The members also
visited the Tragopan
Sanctuary on the
upward-outskirts of
Khonoma and had a rare
and thrilling experience
seeing the flock of
mithuns and leeches
swarming the area.
Ten young Heritage
Club members each from
Bethesda and Christina
Memorial Higher
Secondary Schools, one
from a Govt. Primary
School and three
teachers participated in
the tour programme.
Students attempt at
recreating, capturing
the past - MADURAI
D. Karthikeyan
Grandparents’
narratives are one of
those interesting themes
where students have had
lengthy discussionss
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MADURAI:
Tradition is the
active fusion of
horizons,
present and
past, and thus
history appears
as a process of
interconnected
traditions and
meanings – Hans
Georg Gadamer
(Truth and
Method.)
Heritage is
conceived in
terms of memory
and identity;
historical
centres have an
impact on the
‘everyday life’
and in the
people’s
imagination.
Heritage is
largely
perceived in
spatial terms
through the
historical
centres, which
form an emblem
of identity as
well as a
pedestal for
appropriating
certain symbols
and in the
conceptualisation
of a ‘golden
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IMPRESSIVE
SHOW:
Students
during a
Poikal
Kuthirai
performance
at
’Meendum’
2009 at
TVS
Matriculation
Higher
Secondary
School,
TVS
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Call it glimpses of a
bygone era or a walk
back to the past, the
one-day event held at
TVS Matriculation Higher
Secondary School, TVS
Nagar here on Saturday
saw school students
involved in creating an
ambience with the right
mix of rudiments to
recreate and capture the
past.
INTACH Heritage
Club’s ‘Meendum’ 2009,
an annual event was
indeed the best platform
for kids not only to
gain an experience that
could well be a “lived”
experience through a
series of events and
projects that tried to
unravel and reproduce
the manifold treasures
of Madurai in the forms
of exhibits, skits and
other cultural means.
Grandparents’ narratives
were one of those
interesting themes where
students had lengthy
discussions with the
elderly to understand
the past.
Pallankuzhi, Aadu
puli Aattam,
Chadurangam, Poikal
kuthirai, Mulaippari
(sprouted grains) were
exhibited during the
event. Students from
nine schools completed
18 projects, which
included various themes
related to heritage and
culture. A few schools
were involved in
cleaning up temple at
Piranmalai in Sivaganga,
Samana Hill Caves
Uriyadi, Villu Ambu
(Bow and Arrow),
Catapult and
pambaram(top) were some
of the traditional games
that the students were
found busy playing.
Traditional food items
like paniyaram (soft
pancakes), kozhukattai,
drumstick soup,
adhirasam, kalkandu
rice, puliyothara and
lemon rice were served
for lunch at special
counters.
The main objective of
the project was to
supplement their regular
curriculum, imparting
values of our tradition
and make them
internalise and have a
sense of pride about the
culture and the
heritage, said Uma
Kannan, Executive
Member, INTACH,
Madurai...
Talking to The Hindu,
she said, “We want the
students to carry their
cultural ethos with
pride wherever they go”.
Starting with food the
project aims to have a
holistic approach and
take into account all
the signs and symbols
that portray the
elements of culture..
Through INTACH
Heritage Clubs in
schools, projects and
activities were
undertaken to inculcate
a sense of pride about
their tradition and
culture. The Heritage
Club is all set to
introduce the club among
colleges to have a wider
reach on preserving
culture and tradition.
Uma Kannan, Vani
Chenguttuwan, Sharmila
C.Ganesan, Rajesh Kanna
and Mridula Ramesh are
the project coordinators
of INTACH Project
Heritage Club who
coordinated with the
teaching staff of the
schools in executing
this project.
Ruchika High School
Bhubaneshwar
Ruchika High School has
a heritage club which
has done unique project
on the Tribal people of
Orissa. They conducted a
visit to the Tribal
Museum in Bhubaneshwar
and also referred to
Young INTACH for this.
The students worked on
projects and brought out
excellent reports on
tribes of Orissa..
DPS Sector
45 Gurgaon Stamp
Making
Competition
Oxford
Grammar School -
Himayatnagar,
Hyderabad
INTACH Club
of GKD Matric
Hr. Sec. School
-
Periyanaickenpalayam,
Coimbatore
Sri Sankara
Senior Secondary
School - Adyar,
Chennai
Sri Sankara
Vidyashramam,
Chennai
St Columba's
School, New
Delhi
Little One's
Public School,
New Delhi
Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan's
Public School -
Jubilee Hills,
Hyderabad
Delhi
Public School, Sec 45
Gurgaon February
Activity
The INTACH club of school
organised ‘Know India
Better’ day on 5th
February’10. The students
participated in group
activities and prepared
advertisements to attract
tourists of the state
allotted to their class. It
was an enriching experience
for the students of VI, VII
and VIII. Role plays, Travel
Brochures, Talks and
Travelogues were among the
few activities through which
students had a peek into the
rich multicultural heritage
of our country.
INTACH – ‘Know India
Better’
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Bluebells Model School
Sec 4 Gurgaon
Report
Heritage Ensemble
’Dharohar’, the Heritage
club of Blue Bells Model Sr.
Sec. School celebrated
Heritage Ensemble on
27.11.09 in the school
campus.
Heritage club
was founded in the school in
the month of September after
getting inspiration from
INTACH, an NGO group for the
preservation and adoption of
historical monuments. Since
then member teachers
associated with Dharohar
whole heartedly dedicated to
do something to sensitize
students about heritage
preservation .In order to do
so a skit was prepared by
Incharge of the heritage
club Mrs. Jagjeet Kaur and
Mrs. Payal Uppal which was
based on the progressive and
declining phases of our
natural and built heritage
and call for their
preservation and protection.
The most important part of
the preservation was ‘Vision
India’ an exhibition on
Indian history from
Paleolithic age to the
independence of India. In
this exhibition charts
models and role-plays were
exhibited by the students in
a very effective manner.
In Stone Age students made
beautiful models of stones
and tools used by the early
man. They dressed up as
early man and explained
everything about their
lives. In the same manner
fair Vedas, Gurukul system
was also shown. A small skit
based on Ashoka’s adoption
to Buddhism and spread of
Buddhism was shown. Act
showing Samudragupta playing
veena was really
praiseworthy.
Then we reached the
sultanate period where we
all met with Mahmud Ghori,
Razia Sultana, Alauddin
Khilzi and Mohammud Tuglak.
They introduced themselves
with great proud and honour.
Akbar’s Court with all his
nine gems really took us to
the great Mughal dynasty,
where we met dynamic models
in the form of girls dressed
as Nurjahan, Roshan Aara and
Johan Ara with all their
beauty and charms.
Suddenly we approached to
the coastal area of India
when British ship(in the
form of model made by
students of class 8)
indicated coming of colonial
rule in India. Their various
models and role-play by the
students taught us the whole
history of the revolt of
1857, Jallianwala Bagh, Non-
Cooperation to Quit India
movement and Independence of
India ending with the song “
A Vatan, A Vatan Tumko Meri
Kasam….” And the social
science department of Blue
Bells Model School did all
the great work. Mrs.
Nirupma, Mrs. Nisha and Mrs.
Rachna worked hard with
dedication to accomplish
this wonderful task. Mrs.
Gurpal, the middle wing
incharge contributed a lot
to make this show
successful.
But its not the end.
Heritage Club is destined to
do many more such things in
future with the Heritage
Quiz coming up in the month
of January.
Jagjeet Kaur
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Rustomjee Cambridge
International School,
Dahisar (W), Mumbai
Diorama On
Natural Vegetation And
Wildlife Grade 7
The entire 7th grade was
divided into 10 groups. Each
group consisted of 6 to 7
students and they were given
one type of vegetation to
present. Students had to
prepare a diorama with 3D
models. They were allotted
three weeks time to prepare
their models. Along with the
display of the diorama each
student had to present
different and important
features of vegetation. For
example: the climate, the
region where it is found,
trees, animals and soil.
Students used their
imaginative and creative
skills in preparing the
diorama. They made use of
cut-outs, cotton, glitter,
clay models of animals,
sand, etc.
The presentation was held on
the 3rd of February 2010 in
art and craft room, wherein
each group presented their
work in a creative way.
Through this children had an
exposure to different types
of vegetations with detailed
information on it as well as
they learn to work in
groups’ cooperatively.
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Delhi Police
Public School,
Delhi
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The Indian
School, Delhi
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Sri Sankara
Vidyashramam
Chennai -
Parampara Club
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Sharada
Mandir School,
Goa
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Ecole
Mondiale
Mumbai-Reconnect
Club
ReConnect’s
First
Expedition
Members of
Mumbai’s
first
Heritage
Club,
ReConnect,
and our
mentor Mrs.
Gaynor
strolled
over to the
main gate of
the school,
intently
waiting for
the Jeep
that would
drive us
through our
first
expedition.
We all
hopped in,
sorting out
our
stationery
while the
car rolled
through the
dug-up roads
of Juhu,
heading
directly for
Bandra. We
crossed
archaic
buildings
like the
Mithibhai
College, the
coarse
waters of
the Juhu
beach, the
Talao Lake,
St. Joseph
Convent from
1803, St.
Peters
Church, St.
Stephens
Church and
finally our
destination,
Mt. Mary.
Mount Mary
was a
basilica,
meaning it
contained
relics of a
great
person. This
basilica is
extremely
famous in
Mumbai, and
has a huge
fair in
September to
celebrate
the birthday
of Mary. The
members of
ReConnect
marched to
the entrance
of the
basilica,
where we
noticed the
heavy
Portuguese
influence on
the
construction.
We noticed
the silence
of each
footstep
rebounding
off the high
arches that
formed the
dazzling
ceiling,
intense with
bright
designs like
the walls
which
portrayed
the life of
Jesus in
vivid
colours. The
tall statue
of Mary
stood amidst
vibrant
flowers
looking down
on the
benches.
After noting
down facts,
we leaped
back into
the vehicle
in awe. We
rode into
St. Andrews,
where we got
a jolt to
find graves
dating back
to 1908,
piled out in
the entrance
like paving
stones.
After noting
the features
of the
church, we
rode back to
school.
Going on
this one
trip has
increased my
knowledge on
the heritage
of Mumbai
and the
history
behind it by
acres.
ReConnect’s
Assembly
with Roses
Five
heartbeats
boomed
across the
MPH as the
remaining
students of
the audience
marched in.
Could they
hear these
heartbeats?
The five of
us who were
crouched
backstage
could
definitely
hear them.
We waited in
anticipation
for Mr.
Craig to
finally
announce us
on to stage.
We five
members of
the
ReConnect
(Heritage
Club) were
prepared to
do a
magnificent
assembly
with two
grade 11
students.
After
everyone
hushed down,
the
presentation
started in
full swing.
We were
introduced
one by one
and the
information
began to be
let out,
little by
little. Our
topic for
the assembly
was World
Mother
Language
Day, which
takes place
on February
21st. Our
main
concerns
were about
languages
going
extinct and
how to
prevent
that. Each
of the
members
walked over
to the
spotlight
and
presented a
given topic
about Mother
Languages.
My topic was
the death of
an 82 year
old lady in
the Andaman
Islands. But
it was not
just the
death of a
human but
also the
death of the
language Bo,
of which she
was the sole
speaker. Now
even
languages
are
endangered;
not just our
animals.
ReConnect
revived and
presented
the numbers
1-10 in Bo.
This was
followed by
every one of
us
presenting a
short speech
in our
mother
tongue.
The assembly
ended with
an intense
debate about
whether it
is better to
learn and
preserve
your Mother
Tongue or
the
universal
language,
English. As
it turned
out, both of
them are
important,
as you
should
communicate
with
everyone in
a mutual
language and
maintain
your mother
tongue. I am
certain that
everyone
left the
assembly
hall soaked
with
information!
However,
this
assembly was
the second
event of
ReConnect
that week-
the first
one will be
remembered
by most of
the women
staff in
Middle
School.
Since it was
International
Women’s day
on Monday
(18th
March), we
members of
ReConnect
went handing
out roses to
all the
females we
encountered
in the
school and
received
numerous You
made my
day!’s from
them.
These events
have made us
in ReConnect
more
confident in
approaching
people, as
well as
given us
more
information.
Aditya
Krishnan
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ReConnect
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Heritage
Clubs
Pondicherry
INTACH –
HECS
(Heritage
Education
Communication
Service)
Heritage
Education
Programs
For School
Students:
-
My City
My
Heritage:
Heritage
Walk of
the
Boulevard
area of
Pondicherry.
(Every
Saturday
morning
or
conducted
on
request.
Schools
should
sign up
for the
walks in
advance.)
Resource
Group:
Shruti,
Gaurav
and
Deepa
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Heritage
and
Craft:
The
program
gives an
exposure
of the
traditional
Crafts
of the
region.
The
students
get
hands on
experience
in
learning
the
craft
from the
craftsperson
directly.
Resource
person:
D L
Rishivanthi
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The
Environment
around
us:
Environment
awareness
and
audit of
the
Environment
around
us. Its
a 6-8
module
session.
Resource
person:
Sutirtha
Roy,
Sashti B
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Creative
Expression
through
Art
forms:
Use of
puppets,
masks,
performing
arts in
Education
and
expression.
Resource
person:
Gopi
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Creative
writing:
Story
telling
and
creative
writing
workshops.
(To be
conducted
on
request.)
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Heritage
Radio:
A Radio
program
for
children
broadcast
weekly
for
16-17
weeks.
Students
will
present
10-15
minutes
on a
particular
theme
during
this
program.
Resource
group
/coordinators:
Gopi,
Sutirtha,
Sashti
B,
INTACH,
Department
of
Ecology
Pondicherry
University
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Learning
through
Films:
Films
are a
powerful
tool of
education.
Screening
of
selected
films
followed
by an
interactive
session
where
technical
and
subjective
issues
are
discussed.
Resource
person:
Prof
Ravindran,
Department
of
Ecology
Pondicherry
University
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Nature
Trail:
Visit to
the
Natural
Heritage
sites in
the
Pondicherry
bio-region.
Resource
group:
Department
of
Ecology
Pondicherry
University
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Museum
and
Education:
Setting
up a
mini
Museum
in the
School
premises.
Assistance
will be
provided
in
setting
up a
small
museum.
Resource
group:
INTACH
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Setting
up a
micro
enterprise:
Schools
which
want
students
to get
first
hand
experience
in
running
a small
business
with
local
products.
The
products
sold
could be
vegetables
grown in
the
school
garden
patch,
craft
items
made by
children,
calendars
designed
by
children,
products
developed
to
create
awareness
regarding
waste
disposal
etc.
Resource
group:
INTACH,
Daily
Dump (
NGO,
Bangalore
based ),
Sutirtha,
Sashti
B.
For
Teachers:
Heritage
Education
Workshops:
Interactive
sessions
with a
multi-dimensional
approach to
education.
Workshops
conducted on
request.
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Little Star Hr Sec
School, Dimapur,
Nagaland
The school
started the
club with 30
members in
the month of
March. We
named our
club
'Morung'
which is a
traditional
house for
young boys
and girls.
On 24th
April the
club members
went to a
local museum
called
Chumpo
Museum.
There we
learnt about
our culture
and
tradition.
Father
Abraham, the
owner of the
museum, told
us about the
Thehuba. The
Thehuba is a
traditional
sitting room
located
outside a
traditional
Naga house.
This was
where people
gathered to
sit and
socialize.
He also
showed us
the
traditional
weapons and
crafts. I
learned a
lot about my
own culture
from the
club.
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La
Martiniere
College
The History
of My
School-
Lamartinier
College,
LUCKNOW
The
La
Martiniere
Girls’
College
which is an
educational
institution
is also a
beautiful
monument.
The college
consists of
two schools
on different
campuses for
boys and
girls.
Lamartinier
Boys’
College was
established
in 1845
while the
Girls’
College was
established
in 1869.
Lamartinier
College is
the only
school in
the world to
have been
awarded the
“royal
battle
honours” for
its role in
the defence
of Lucknow
during the
mutiny of
1857. The
first major
challenge
for the
Lamartinier
School was
the events
of 1857 when
it had to
leave its
premises and
assisted in
the defence
of the
Lucknow
Residency.
The events
of 1857 saw
the making
of the
Martinian
military
legend. For
the first
time in
history,
Britain
called on
schoolboys
to assist in
the military
conflict.
The staff
and the boys
who served
during the
mutiny were
all awarded
the Indian
Mutiny
Medal.
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Tagore
International
School, Vasant
Vihar Managing
the Qutub Minar
Complex
The Heritage
Club of
Tagore
International
School,
Vasant
Vihar, has
always
worked
towards
exposing
students to
interesting
aspects of
various
monuments in
Delhi
through
activities
that include
heritage
walks and
regular
visits to
monuments to
help in
their upkeep
and
maintenance.
On 12th
December
2009 the
school
organized
the Monument
Managagement
Programme at
the Qutub
Complex for
37 students
of Class IX.
The
enthusiasm
of the
students was
evident in
the
distribution
of
information
brochures,
prepared and
printed by
the students
themselves,
prior to the
commencement
of the
programme.
The
programme
was
educative
and provided
each student
with a
learning
opportunity
as well as
personalized
hands-on
experience
on a
day-to-day
functioning
of these
heritage
sites.
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Young
Initach Club In
Nainital By
Parikshit
Bhargava
Parikshit
Bhargava, a
young
enthusiastic
kid, from
Nainital has
set up a
Young INTACH
Club in
Nainital.
The club
organized an
essay
writing
meeting as
well as a
clean-up
drive. It
also
conducted
two
meetings.
The club
presently
has 10
members.
Parikshit is
hopeful that
more members
will join in
the future
for which he
has asked
the HECS
division for
more badges
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Sri Sankara
Vidyashramam
Matriculation
Higher Secondary
School-
Parampara
Heritage Club
The
Parampara
Heritage
Club started
by the Sri
Sankara
Vidyashramam
Matriculation
Higher
Secondary
School
launched an
initiative
to reach out
to the
underpriviledged
children of
the society
and involve
them in
various
cultural
activities.
Three
teachers
along with
the high
school
coordinator
visited the
Kalpattu
Village on
15th
February
2010. With
the support
from a local
NGO –
Kalanjiyam –
the school
decided to
set up
heritage
clubs in two
schools of
the village.
The clubs –
INTACH
Kiramia
Heritage
Club of
Lathur
Panchayat
Middle
School and
the INTACH
Sangamam
Heritage
Club of
Government
High School,
Zamin
Endathur –
were
formally
inaugurated
on 26th
February
2010.
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