New Delhi, Nov 20: A host of activities has been planned by ASI, INTACH and other heritage-conscious organisations across the country to celebrate the architectural and cultural legacy of India during the ongoing World Heritage Week.
In Delhi, the city-based Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and Delhi government on Thursdayco-hosted cultural programmes near Jehaz Mahal in historic Mehrauli area to mark the occasion.
The Heritage Week (November 19-25) like the Heritage Day in April is one of the rare occasions to reach out to children and youth of the country to ingrain the values of preservation of heritage.
“During these seven days our volunteers would go to as many schools as possible and develop in children a sense of appreciation and respect for the heritage they see around, but often either miss or feel ignorant about,” Convener, INTACH Delhi Chapter, A G K Menon said.
In Agra, the ASI has also planned a host of events to mark the week designated by UNESCO as a period to celebrate heritage around the world.
Exhibits, spanning in length to over 200 ft would display the old photographs and texts relating to excavation of areas associated with ancient history, such as Hastinapur (1960s excavations) and Ahirchatta (1940s excavations) mounds, and other segments of the history of Agra and the neighbouring region which existed before the arrival of the Mughals, before Taj came up.
