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Thanjavur
By Our Staff Reporter
THANJAVUR, JAN. 30. The Thanjavur chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has decided to bring out a guidebook for Thanjavur town, incorporating `heritage symbols' for the benefit of tourists, visitors and research scholars. According to S. Muthukumar, Programme Coordinator, INTACH-Thanjavur, the chapter was inaugurated recently with 25 life members. The unit has decided to bring out the guidebook containing details of about 100 heritage monuments, organise seminars and exhibitions to create an awareness on our rich heritage and the need to preserve these monuments and conduct heritage tours. The chapter convened its first official meeting at Iravatheswaraswamy Temple at Darasuram, which has been declared as a World Heritage Site by the United National Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on January 27. At the meeting, Deivanayagam, Head, Department of Architecture, Tamil University, spoke on Chola-period architecture. Kudavayil Balasubramanian of Saraswathi Mahal Library spoke on sculptures of Darasuram temple. Babaji Rajah Bhonsle, Senior prince of Thanjavur, who is the convenor of the Thanjavur chapter of INTACH and V.Varadarajan, chairman, Friends of South Zone Cultural Centre, participated. According to Babaji Rajah Bhonsle, INTACH is a membership-organisation with over 140 chapters across the nation. It was the enthusiasm and dedication of the members that was responsible for the spread of the heritage movement throughout the country. Each chapter, with an appointed State convenor and a local chapter convenor, functions as a watchdog on local heritage issues and environmental concerns. They play a catalytic role in engaging public interests and influencing Government policies in protecting heritage monuments from negligence and vandalism.
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