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Heritage Education and
Communication Service |
News Archives |
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January to December 2010 |
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Launch
of Intach-Fox History
Channel - My City My
History Season 2
and Delhi Heritage
Walk-28th July 2010
The Heritage Education
and Communication
Service (HECS) division
in collaboration with
Fox History and
Entertainment Channel
organized the launch
programme for the My
City My History
competition for the year
2010. The Chief Guest
was Dr. Kiran Bedi—
India’s first woman IPS
office and Magsaysay
Award Wining officer.
The programme began with
Mr. Keertan Adyanthaya,
Managing Director, FOX
International Channels
and National Geographic
Channel Network India,
giving a brief
introduction about the
programme. This was
followed by a brief
introduction about
INTACH’s collaboration
with Fox History Channel
by Dr. Shobita PUNJA,
Chief Programme
Director, HECS, INTACH.
She went on to elaborate
upon the contribution
made by INTACH in making
the programme a success
last year in its
introductory phase. The
audience – comprising of
teachers and students –
were then shown the
clippings of prize
winning entries from
last year’s programme.
Dr. Kiran Bedi then
spoke about the history
of the Delhi Police in
brief and shared some of
her experiences of being
a police officer. She
also encouraged young
students – present in
the audience – to join
the police forces and
contribute effectively
to the development of
safety and security of
the country. This was
followed by a brief
introduction about Lodi
Gardens which was given
by Swapna Liddle,
Co-convener, Delhi
Chapter, INTACH. The
programme concluded with
a photo-session and
distribution of
refreshments to the
children. Students from
6 Delhi schools were
then taken to Lodi
Gardens for a heritage
walk. This marked the
beginning of the My City
My History programme for
the year 2010.
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Kanpur Teacher Training
Workshop
The Heritage Education
and Communication
Service (HECS) division
of INTACH in
collaboration with the
Kanpur Chapter organized
a two-day Teacher
Training Workshop at
Kanpur from 22nd —23rd
July 2010. The workshop
was held at Sir Padampat
Singhania Education
Centre, Kanpur, where 29
teachers from 17 schools
attended the workshop.
The workshop was aimed
at training middle
school teachers teaching
social sciences but also
teachers of different
disciplines which gave
the workshop a
multidisciplinary
approach and integrated
heritage awareness with
a number of other
disciplines. The
workshop commenced with
a welcome note by Ms
Shobhna Kaushik, Kanpur
Chapter.Mrs. R.
Midha, Principal, Sir
Padampat Singhania
Education Centre, gave
the welcome address. Dr.
S.P. Singh, member of
INTACH, then spoke about
the local heritage of
Kanpur. He emphasized on
learning through
observation. This was
followed by a talk
delivered by Prof. H.C.
Chaudhari, Vice
Chairman, Sir Padampat
Singhania Education
Centre. He spoke about
“valuing our history and
heritage.” An
introduction to Heritage
was given by Ms. Purnima
Datt. She talked about
what makes India a
unique country which
includes mountains,
rivers, deserts, people
etc. She spoke on the
importance of heritage
education and ignorance
of heritage awareness
among the youth today.
Field visit to Bithoor –
a site famous for its
ancient temples – was
made to sensitize
teachers towards
heritage education and
conservation stressing
on the importance of
hands on activities and
field visits.
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Talk on
‘Building of New Delhi’
& Prize Distribution
Ceremony
The Heritage Education
and Communication
Services (HECS) division
organized a talk on 19th
July 2010 at INTACH.The
theme of the talk was
‘Building of New Delhi’.
The talk was delivered
by Prof. A.G.K. Menon,
Convenor, Delhi Chapter,
INTACH. He gave valuable
insights into the
architecture of New
Delhi and spoke to the
audience about how the
new city was built. This
was followed by an
interactive session in
which teachers and
students asked questions
to Prof. Menon. After
the interaction Dr.
Shobita Punja, Chief
Programme Director,
HECS, INTACH, spoke to
the audience about the
importance of heritage
and the need to conserve
it. This was followed by
a film screening where
the INTACH film was
shown to the audience.
Then an informal
interaction with
teachers who had earlier
attended the ‘Philosophy
for Children’ workshop
saw all the teachers
sharing their views
about the utility of the
workshop and how it
helped them in
introducing children to
the concept of
philosophy. This was
followed by the Prize
Distribution Ceremony
for the winners of the
Poster Making
Competition which was
organized to commemorate
the World Heritage Day
in April. Prizes and
certificates were given
away to the winners by
the Chairman and Member
Secretary of INTACH. The
programme concluded with
a vote of thanks by Dr.
Punja.
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Puducherry Teacher
Training Workshop
A two day teacher
training workshop on
Heritage Awareness was
held at Puducherry on
5-6 June 2010. 77
teachers from 22 schools
attended the workshop.
On the occasion of the
World Environment Day,
Dr. Mamota Das gave an
inspiring talk to the
teachers and the
students stressing how
environment is an
integral part of us. Mr.
P.M Bhatt, Chief
Conservator of Forests
gave the key note
address to the
gathering.
Dr. P. Raja talked about
the history of
Puducherry and of its
local heritage and
emphasized on the
importance of heritage
conservation which was
followed by a
presentation on sacred
groves by Dr. Krishnan.
Dr Prakash Patel shared
his immense experience
and talked about natural
heritage of Puducherry.
He also discussed how
students could be
involved and generate
environment awareness
for the local community.
Teachers were taken
around the museum of
Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalya followed by a
rally organized by
school children of
Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalaya to generate
awareness for the local
people.
The field visit to
Swadeshi Urban Forest
and Mill Area was made
to sensitize teachers
towards heritage
education and
conservation stressing
on the importance of
hands on activities and
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Trivandrum Teacher
Training Workshop
The
programme commenced with
a welcome address by Mr
Shaji Krishnan,
Co-Convenor Trivandrum
Chapter. The workshop
was inaugurated by Mr.
E. K. Prakash, Director,
Department of
Treasuries, Government
of Kerala. The two day
teacher training
workshop, on 4-5 May
2010 on Heritage
Awareness was held at
St.Roch’s School,
Trivandrum 41 teachers
from 24 schools attended
the workshop.Prof
Eugene N. Pandala
Co-Convenor, Kerala
State brought out the
key features of local
heritage of Kerala. Prof
N Ramaswamy spoke about
the palaces of
Trivandrum and the
restoration of some of
the palaces including
Padmanabhaswamy temple
and complex. Field visit
was to Kuthiramallika
Palace was made under
the able guidance of
Prof Ramaswamy. The
workshop concluded with
the valedictory function
chaired by the Maharaja
of Travancore.
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WORLD
HERITAGE DAY
CELEBRATIONS PONDICHERRY
CHAPTER
The
World Heritage Day was
celebrated with ardour
at Tharangampadi, an
erstwhile danish
settlement around 150
miles south of
Pondicherry. Asaithambi
Guruswamy, INTACH's
senior project Architect
conceived and organised
the whole
program.Asaithambi is
also doing wonderful
work with the local
schools of Tharangampadi
in creating awareness
and sensitivity amongst
the teachers and
students of the area.
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World Heritage
Day Celebrations
- Tranquebar
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Exhibition on
heritage
developments -
Tranquebar
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Terracotta
community crafts
workshop -
Tranquebar |
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Terracotta
community crafts
workshop -
Tranquebar |
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VOLTE
FACE-SOUZA’S
ICONOCLASTIC VISION-ART
EXHIBITION WORKSHOP FOR
HERITAGE CLUBS IN DELHI
INTACH-HECS organized a
workshop on 12 April
2010 at the Lalit Kala
Akademi for celebrating
the genius of renowned
painter, Late Francis
Newton Souza. The day
had a special
significance as it was
the artist’s birth
anniversary. Students
from four Delhi schools
participated in the
workshop. They were
shown a biographical
short film on the life
of F.N. Souza. Dr
Shobita Punja, Director,
HECS, gave a brief
introduction about the
artist and went on to
elaborate on some of his
masterpieces. Students
were asked to observe
three of his famous
landscapes and share
their views. They
participated
enthusiastically in the
group discussion and
came up with innovative
suggestions. Dr Punja
then took the students
around the gallery where
the artists’ paintings
were displayed. She also
introduced them to the
famous ‘heads’ of Souza.
An interactive session
with the students
followed the brief
introduction.
Enthusiastic students
interpreted two heads
painted by the artist.
Imaginative and
interesting ideas
brought forth by the
students were among the
main highlights of the
day. The interactive
session was followed by
a drawing exercise for
the students. It was
extremely encouraging to
see young minds
participate so
enthusiastically in the
activity. Their sketches
and drawings were pinned
up on the board with a
message above for F.N.
Souza-Happy Birthday to
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POSTER
COMPETITION FOR SCHOOL
CHILDREN IN DELHI TO
CELEBRATE WORLD HERITAGE
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INTACH-HECS organized
a Poster Making
Competition for school
children from classes
6–9 on 15th April 2010
for celebrating World
Heritage Day (18th April
2010). The venue for the
competition was the
INTACH office. The theme
of the competition was
‘Save our Heritage’ and
the sub-themes included
‘Save our Natural
Heritage’, ‘Save our
Built Heritage’, and
‘Save our Living
Heritage’.
The event was a grand
success in terms of
participation. Thirty
five renowned public and
government schools from
the city participated.
Some prominent public
schools which
participated were Modern
School (Barakhamba and
Vasant Vihar), Sardar
Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi
Public School (Gurgaon),
Sanskriti School,
Springdales, St
Columba’s, Gyan Bharati,
Vasant Valley, and so
on. The event was well
represented by
government schools as
well which
included Rajkiya
Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya
(Vasant Kunj), Navyug
School (Lodi Road), and
Navyug School (Peshwa
Road). Each school was
represented by three
students, accompanied by
a teacher. Around 100
students participated in
the competition with
great fervour and
enthusiasm. The students
were shown a film on
INTACH and its
activities after which
the competition began.
Enthusiastic students
from different schools
put their imaginative
ideas on paper. Some of
the posters were unique
in terms of ideas; some
were good examples of
artistry. On
commencement of the
event, refreshments and
certificates were given
out to all the
participants. The event
was a success as
cheerful students were
happy to exhibit their
talent to ‘Save our
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LODI GARDENS |
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INTACH-HECS is
conducting a series of
heritage walks in
collaboration with the
Delhi Chapter of INTACH.
The walk series has been
scheduled for the month
of April. The series was
flagged off on 6th April
2010 with a walk at the
Lodi Gardens for
students of Bluebells
International School and
Little Ones Public
School. There were
around 45 students from
Bluebells while Little
Ones came in with 12
students. The second
walk was attended by
Saint Columba’s School
and Navyug School, Lodi
Road. Both the walks
began with a brief
introduction about the
history of the Lodi
Gardens. The children
were then taken to the
first monument in the
gardens—the Tomb of
Mohammad Shah, the third
ruler of the Sayyid
Dynasty. The students
were introduced to the
key architectural
features of this
monument. Then they were
taken to the second
structure—the Bara
Gumbad. An introduction
to the building was
given to them—year in
which it was built,
materials used, pattern
of construction, etc.
Two structures attached
to the Bara Gumbad – the
Mosque and the Mehman
Khana – were also shown
to the children. Then
they proceeded to the
Sheesh Gumbad (opposite
the Bara Gumbad). Here,
they were show the
remnants of the blue
tiles which were used to
decorate the tomb.
Interesting facts about
the tomb were also told
to them. Then they were
taken to Sikandar Lodi’s
tomb which is built
within a fort. Students
were made aware of the
similarities between
this tomb and the tomb
of Mohammad Shah—the
octagonal structure, the
arched courtyard, etc.
Finally, the students
were taken to the
Athpula—the last
structure in the garden
built during the 16th
Century. Once the walk
was over, students were
made to sit in front of
the Sheesh Gumbad for
some rest. They were
handed out a worksheet
on the Lodi Gardens and
were asked to complete
some portions of the
worksheet on the spot.
MEHRAULI ARCHAEOLOGICAL
PARK
The Pinnacle School (35
students) and the
Sarvodaya Kanya
Vidyalaya (30 students).
With a brief
introduction of the
history, the students
were introduced to the
archaeological park and
the fact that it is the
only area in the
historic city of Delhi
that is dotted with
remains from every era
of Delhi’s history right
from the early Hindu
settlements to the more
recent British Times.
Introducing the 13th
century tomb of Sultan
Balban, the students
walked the settlement
area and then were taken
to the Jamali Kamali
Mosque and Tomb, built
in 1528. Climbing the
hill students rested
under the Canopy erected
by Sir Thomas Metcalfe.
Walking over Metcalf’s
Bridge, students saw the
Dove Cote and the Boat
House.
Climbing the
staircase students saw
the Dilkusha/ Quli
Khan’s Tomb which was
built in the early 17th
century was originally
decorated with tilework.
From Dilkusha we walked
towards the Rajon ki
Baoli, which is a
beautiful step well.
After the walk the
worksheets were
distributed to the
students to recapitulate
what they have seen and
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Kakinada Teacher
Training Workshop
A two day teacher
training workshop on
Heritage Awareness was
held at Kakinada on
26-27 February 2010 at
Ashram Public School,
Kakinada. 39 teachers
from 26 schools
comprising of 3-4 rural
schools attended the
workshop.
Ms. Shesha Kumari,
Convenor INTACH Kakinada
Chapter gave an overview
of the various projects
undertaken by the
Kakinada Chapter and
shared her valuable
experience with the
various school
activities undertaken
over the years. Dr
Chiranjivi Garu talked
about the local heritage
of Kakinada.
The two days workshop
concluded with the
valedictory function
wherein teachers shared
the two day workshop
experience beautifully
and added songs, chanted
shlokas and also
prepared the ugadi
chutney to mark the
auspicious beginning of
the New Year and the
participation
certificates were
distributed to them. The
calendar of events for
the year was discussed
by Ms. Sesha Kumari and
Ms. Purnima Datt.
The calendar of events
for the year was
discussed by Ms. Shesha
Kumari and Ms. Purnima
Datt and teachers were
asked to participate and
encourage children to
give in entries for the
yearly activities and
the young INTACH
newsletters. |
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INTACH and FOX History
and Entertainment
Channel-National
Competition
INTACH in collaboration
with FOX History &
Entertainment Channel
launched on 17 November
2009, an innovative
school engagement
programme, ‘My City My
History’ for school
children. This programme
encourages school
children to write about
lesser-known historical
treasures in their
respective cities and
send it for the national
competition. With more
than 4000 entries from
all over the country,
the initial screening of
the entries was done
from 11th January-15th
January. The final 100
regional winners were
selected by the jury
including Mr. Feizal
Alkazi, Dr Shobita
Punja, Chief Programme
Director, HECS, INTACH,
Ms. Sudha Sadanand,
Vice-President
Programming, FOX History
and Entertainment
Channel.The
regional felicitation
ceremony was held in
18 INTACH chapters in
February and March for
their regional winners
including Ajmer,
Aurangabad,
Bhubaneshwar,
Chandrapur, Chennai,
Delhi, Gwalior, Goa,
Hazaribagh, Hyderabad,
Jabalpur, Jodhpur,
Kakinada, Kolkata,
Lucknow, Puducherry,
Rohilkhand, and
Vishakaptnam
The national
felicitation ceremony
was held in Delhi on
10th February 2010 at
the Lodi Gardens.
The felicitation was
combined with heritage
walk on the little known
aspects of Lodi Gardens.
The Five National
Winners were announced
and the awards given by
eminent artist Ms Anjoli
Ela Menon and Mr S K
Misra, Chairman INTACH.
CONGRATULATIONS!
The winners are
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Aneeqa
Ahmed of
Loreto
Day
School,
Kolkata
(Raj
Bhawan) |
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Hitesh
Shetty
of
Thakur
Vidya
Mandir
High
School,
Mumbai
(Out of
the
Ashes -
Taj
Mahal
Hotel) |
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Gaurav
Sharma
of
Springdales
Kathua
Jammu
and
Kashmir
(Leh
Palace) |
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Rishita
Ray of
DPS RK
Puram (
History
of Delhi
Police) |
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Karishma
Shiraj
Mulani
of
National
Hill
View
Public
School
Bangalore
(Namma
Bengalooru
with a
handful
of
boiled
beans). |
Their essays
would be filmed
by FOX History &
Entertainment
and the children
will a get
opportunity to
represent their
city and its
history on
national
channel.. |
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FilmIt Festivals –
Delhi, Kolkata and
Chennai |
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FilmIt Delhi Festival
was held on 1st February
2010 at the India
Islamic Centre
Auditorium. The Chief
Guest was Ms. Sharmila
Tagore, a well known
film actor and the guest
of Honour was Mr Vinod
Nagpal, an eminent actor
and theater artist.
Films made by the
students on the themes
including favourite
foods, crafts, my
favourite lesson, story
of my city etc. The
students showed
remarkable expertise in
making these films and
their script, screen
play, music original
score and acting won
them accolades from
distinguished guests.
The festival was
attended by 200 students
and by 14 teachers from
different schools in
Delhi. The programme
received a wide coverage
by Delhi’s media.
FilmIt Kolkata Festival
was held on 6th February
.2010 at Modern High
School for Girls. The
Chief Guest was Mr Ashok
Vishwanathan, a renowned
film director.The
festival was attended by
100 students and 10
teachers. The students
put up their own self
composed songs and poems
on Kolkata as well as on
the project.
Interestingly they also
read poems bringing out
their learning on the
project.Mr Ashok
Vishwanathan and Mr G M
Kapur INTACH Convenor
Kolkata addressed the
students and encouraged
them for all their
efforts. The creativity
and the originality of
the films were given
accolades by both of
them.
FilmIt Chennai
Festival
FilmIt Chennai festival
was held on 12th
February 2010 at Sir
Sivaswami Kalalaya,
Mylapore. It is one of
the oldest schools of
Chennai close to a
heritage site. Dr Suresh
gave a welcome address
and a brief on the
project. The students
enjoyed seeing
themselves on the silver
screen! The chief Guest
was Padma Bhushan Dr.
Padma Subrahmanyam,
noted dancer and singer.
She said that she
genuinely wished that
she becomes a school
student once again so
that she too can make a
film for the FilmIt
Project! She also
promised all help and
support from her dance
school for INTACH’s
educational and cultural
activities. Prof. Prema
Kasturi, Co-Convener,
INTACH Chennai Chapter
proposed the vote of
thanks. The function was
well-attended. In
addition, teachers and
students from other
neighbouring schools,
INTACH members and
representatives from the
media attended the
function. The festival
was attended by 250
students and their
teachers. The hall was
packed to capacity and
the late-comers had to
stand at the back. |
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