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Delhi Launches Heritage Clubs Across 75 Government Schools
Delhi has started Heritage Clubs in 75 government schools.
These clubs will help students learn about the city’s history outside regular textbooks.
Students will visit museums, archives and important historical places.
They will also take heritage walks and participate in quizzes and art competitions.
Some students may make documentaries and digital stories about Delhi.
They will speak with older people to record local stories and traditions.
The programme will also teach them about traditional arts and crafts.
Officials hope students will understand and help protect Delhi’s heritage.
The Delhi government launched Heritage Clubs in 75 government schools.
The clubs will offer heritage walks, museum visits, quizzes, exhibitions and local-history projects.
Students will document oral histories, local traditions and Delhi’s cultural heritage through digital stories and documentaries.
The Department of Art, Culture and Language and Delhi Archives will conduct year-round activities.
Officials said the programme aims to connect students with Delhi’s roots and encourage heritage preservation.
- Who
- The Delhi government, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Education Minister Ashish Sood and Art, Culture and Language Minister Kapil Mishra.
- What
- Heritage Clubs were launched in 75 Delhi government schools.
- Where
- In 75 Delhi government schools and at heritage sites, museums, archives and libraries across Delhi.
- When
- The programme was launched on Friday, with activities planned throughout the year.
- Why
- To help students understand Delhi’s history, culture and local traditions and encourage them to preserve its heritage.
Key facts
- Schools covered
- 75 Delhi government schools
- Programme lead
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta
- Activities
- Heritage walks, museum and archive visits, quizzes, competitions, exhibitions and local-history projects
- Additional projects
- Short documentaries, digital stories and oral-history documentation
- Implementing bodies
- Department of Art, Culture and Language and Delhi Archives
- Heritage focus
- Delhi’s freedom struggle, prominent personalities, art, culture, local traditions and traditional crafts
Quotes
Rekha Gupta
Chief Minister of Delhi who launched the Heritage Clubs initiative
“Merely studying history is not enough; it is important to connect children with their roots”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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