Visitors to the exhibition, which will be open for public from Tuesday, will see past and current pictures of the monuments with detailed text explaining their history
The Capital is all set to celebrate World Heritage Day today, with heritage walks, photo-exhibitions, quizzes for school students and free entry to any monument in the city. The Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) Delhi Chapter has put up a photo exhibition at Red Fort, covering all the heritage monuments in the country.
Visitors to the exhibition, which will be open for public from Tuesday, will see past and current pictures of the monuments with detailed text explaining their history.
The chosen heritage theme for this year is 'Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development', inspired by United Nations' International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. ASI officials say that special focus will be put on school-children.
"We have invited 20 physically challenged students from a Delhi school to take part in a heritage quiz in a bid to raise awareness about the city's history," said Doctor Deepti Agnihotri, Archaeologist, ASI, Delhi-Circle.
Apart from the quiz, INTACH Delhi-Circle, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, has organised a walk for 250 school kids at the President's Estate. "We will show these kids the house, gardens and the restoration work INTACH has done in the President's estate," says Priya Sinha, Senior Project Manager, INTACH Delhi-Chapter.
Keeping this in mind, different cultural and heritage groups are coming forward to educate people through heritage walks. Sahapedia, a non-profit open online resource on arts, culture, and heritage of India, has lined up a series of week-long events focusing on history of various spaces in the Delhi-NCR region.
They are also organising heritage walks at Feroz Shah Kotla and the Qutub complex, along with food walks through the streets of Old Delhi. "Heritage has to be made accessible to a larger audience," said Doctor Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, Sahapedia. "And to help promote this objective, we have announced a fellowship program with the University of Rajasthan," she adds.
HERITAGE LECTURE
- Intach has also organised a lecture on Relevance of the study of Ancient Indian Heritage
- Professor Vasant Shinde of Deccan College, at the India International Centre will speak
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