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Showcasing the State’s heritage

BANGALORE: This is an attempt to bring heritage closer to the hearts of young ones. Natural heritage, built heritage and the living heritage have all been chronicled in a simpler way to create awareness about the nation’s vast heritage wealth among schoolchildren.

‘Parampareya Kaipidi’ (a booklet on heritage), brought out by the Bijapur unit of the Indian National Trust For Art and Culture Heritage (INTACH), aims to inspire children to protect our culture and heritage, besides spreading information on travel destinations, important places and interesting anecdotes of the region. The ‘Parampareya Kaipidi’ has been inspired by ‘Hands on Heritage’, a culture study on New Delhi brought out by INTACH’s Delhi unit.

The handbook reviews the importance of travel and helps students gain knowledge about the culture of the country. With the onus of creating awareness among the students, INTACH has divided the booklet into three main divisions such as natural resources, built heritage and non-tangible heritage such as culture.

The natural resources section chronicles water, trees and animals as a part of the ecosystem. It highlights various movements including ‘Vanamahostava’, a tree-planting movement. The section on built heritage has monuments, holy places and renowned cities that showcase the arts and architecture of Karnataka. Places such as Hampi, Belur, Bijapur, Shravanabelogola and others have been featured. Contributions of Ibrahim Adilshah II of Bijapur, Gomateshwara and Sri Basaveshwara are also featured. The non-tangible heritage section traces the culture and traditions and art and architecture of the State.

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