Shweta Kumari, a Class IV student and now a filmmaker, from Nigam Pratibha co-ed school who could not even reach to the podium microphone wowed everyone with her towering spirit as she read out her touching poem on the beauty of heritage.
TV journalist who was present during the festival pointed out that heritage need to be ‘accorded greater space on TV channels’.
‘We focus our daily coverage of India on so many issues ranging from politics to sports to but I believe we need to be more holistic in our approach and heritage certainly need to be accorded a much greater space than has been assigned to it on television channels,’ she said.
‘Heritage need to become part of the political agenda. It is important that we see it as a priority along with other issues the nation is wrestling with rather than leaving it neglected’.
Filmmaker Rupin Dang described the event as one that ‘shattered many a stereotypes about Delhi kids and their attitude towards heritage’.
The festival has shattered so many stereotypes one has associated with Delhi school kids... their love for heritage and their talent-driven films are a great experience as to what and how they see their city and its heritage,’ Dang said.
‘From 12 participants to 200 and now over 400, it’s been a great journey celebrating India’s heritage with the young ones. As per the equipments, we only provide them to the government schools while the private ones manage at their own,’ Purnima Datt, Director Heritage Education and Communication Service, Intach said.
Nitu Pandey a teacher from Banyan Tree School who led an award-winning team of students said, ‘I have been associated it with since the beginning when I had led a pilot project from the school. And, some of the students who have come here have been a regular at this festival. But, yes, Intach has taught me a lot,’ Pandey said.
In his address, noted theatre personality Feisal Alkazi who has been guiding these students through Intach workshops reiterated to ‘find the lost heritage of their family, an old utensil or a jewellery or even enquire about an old dish that they never were curious about. And, not make these occasions a mere lip-service or a calendar event.’
‘I have found a new dish cooked buy our family on Karwa-Chauth since ages. It’s called ‘Fara’ and is cooked all day long before we eat it out together at the end of the day,’ Arushi Goel, a student said.
After having kicked off in Kolkata earlier the event will now travel next to Goa, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai ‘spreading the message of heritage and its beauty’.
PLAYWRIGHT HASHMI REMEMBERED
People from different walks of life paid tribute to Qamar Azad Hashmi, a renowned social worker and mother of playwright Safdar Hashmi, on Thursday. Known as ‘Ammi’, 87-year-old Hashmi had breathed her last on 1 February. Social activists, thespians and artistes assembled at a gathering here to pay tribute to Hashmi. ‘She was most courageous and a symbol of narration. Ammi had ability to attract people towards movements and was a great educationist,’ CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat said. Hashmi’s daughter and social activist Shabnam Hashmi said, ‘Ammi was inspiration for not only me but many others. Her message for us was to be fearless and fight against injustice.’
Activist Harsh Mandar and theatre artist M K Raina were also among those who were present at the gathering. Qamar Hashmi was also associated with socio-cultural organisation ‘Sahmat’. Her son Safdar Hashmi was murdered in broad daylight here in 1989 when he was performing street-play Halla Bol.
TV journalist who was present during the festival pointed out that heritage need to be ‘accorded greater space on TV channels’.
‘We focus our daily coverage of India on so many issues ranging from politics to sports to but I believe we need to be more holistic in our approach and heritage certainly need to be accorded a much greater space than has been assigned to it on television channels,’ she said.
‘Heritage need to become part of the political agenda. It is important that we see it as a priority along with other issues the nation is wrestling with rather than leaving it neglected’.
Filmmaker Rupin Dang described the event as one that ‘shattered many a stereotypes about Delhi kids and their attitude towards heritage’.
The festival has shattered so many stereotypes one has associated with Delhi school kids... their love for heritage and their talent-driven films are a great experience as to what and how they see their city and its heritage,’ Dang said.
‘From 12 participants to 200 and now over 400, it’s been a great journey celebrating India’s heritage with the young ones. As per the equipments, we only provide them to the government schools while the private ones manage at their own,’ Purnima Datt, Director Heritage Education and Communication Service, Intach said.
Nitu Pandey a teacher from Banyan Tree School who led an award-winning team of students said, ‘I have been associated it with since the beginning when I had led a pilot project from the school. And, some of the students who have come here have been a regular at this festival. But, yes, Intach has taught me a lot,’ Pandey said.
In his address, noted theatre personality Feisal Alkazi who has been guiding these students through Intach workshops reiterated to ‘find the lost heritage of their family, an old utensil or a jewellery or even enquire about an old dish that they never were curious about. And, not make these occasions a mere lip-service or a calendar event.’
‘I have found a new dish cooked buy our family on Karwa-Chauth since ages. It’s called ‘Fara’ and is cooked all day long before we eat it out together at the end of the day,’ Arushi Goel, a student said.
After having kicked off in Kolkata earlier the event will now travel next to Goa, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai ‘spreading the message of heritage and its beauty’.
PLAYWRIGHT HASHMI REMEMBERED
People from different walks of life paid tribute to Qamar Azad Hashmi, a renowned social worker and mother of playwright Safdar Hashmi, on Thursday. Known as ‘Ammi’, 87-year-old Hashmi had breathed her last on 1 February. Social activists, thespians and artistes assembled at a gathering here to pay tribute to Hashmi. ‘She was most courageous and a symbol of narration. Ammi had ability to attract people towards movements and was a great educationist,’ CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat said. Hashmi’s daughter and social activist Shabnam Hashmi said, ‘Ammi was inspiration for not only me but many others. Her message for us was to be fearless and fight against injustice.’
Activist Harsh Mandar and theatre artist M K Raina were also among those who were present at the gathering. Qamar Hashmi was also associated with socio-cultural organisation ‘Sahmat’. Her son Safdar Hashmi was murdered in broad daylight here in 1989 when he was performing street-play Halla Bol.