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Bidar schoolchildren have a date with history

Staff Correspondent

The exhibition had First Day Covers of Department of Posts

RAISING AWARENESS: Schoolchildren at the exhibition in Bidar on Friday.

Bidar: An exhibition of coins, stamps and antique items was organised at Shaheen School here on Friday. It was organised by the school and the Rotary club of New Century as part of a summer camp for primary school children. After spending nearly half a day, they went back more informed about this country and its culture.

Apart from coins and antique items, the exhibition also had First Day Covers released by the Department of Posts on various occasions.

They included covers of great personalities, historical events and about Indian heritage. Apart from the images of freedom fighters and prominent politicians, the covers also contained images of personalities who contributed to art, music and folk arts.

Students got to see images of Vakkom Abdul Quadeer, Omprakash Thakur, Shiv Pujan Sahai, V. Shantaram, Lok Nayak Omeo Kumar Das, Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya and R.S. Ruikar.

"We had neither heard of nor seen the images of most people here. We could collect rare bits of information," said Nidhi Bhagawat, a fifth standard student.

The highlight of the event was Liaquat Ullah Khan's antique collection. He has collected coins, currency notes, cutlery, weapons, documents, maps and books, and locks and keys. He explained to schoolchildren about the importance of each item in his collection. He not only gave schoolchildren enough information, but also created a hunger in them to learn more about such things.

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