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Heritage festival A photo story on event organized by the Jammu

Chapter of INTACH……………………………..pg 2

World Tourism Day A photo story on event organized by the Jammu

Chapter of INTACH……………………….pg 3

INTACH Heritage Quiz

2016 A photo story on event organized by the Jammu

Chapter of INTACH………………………….pg 4

World Heritage Week 2016 A photo story on event organized by the Jammu

Chapter of INTACH……………………… .pg 5

Rural Heritage A photo story on workshop organized by the

Jammu Chapter of INTACH…………………… .pg 6

Setting up of Heritage

Clubs in Schools A photo story on workshop organized by the

Jammu Chapter of INTACH………………………….pg 7

Heritage Awareness A photo story on orientation programme for

students organized by Jammu Chapter of

INTACH………………………………………..…pg 8

Heritage Walk INTACH, Jammu Chapter organized a Heritage

walk with students to ………………………………pg 9

My City My Heritage A photo story on Essay & Painting competition

organized by INTACH, Jammu

Chapter………………....pg 10

Conservation of Manuscripts A photo story on Workshop – cum - Exhibition

organized by INTACH, Jammu

Chapter………………… .pg 11

Preserving the built

heritage of J&K A photo story on awareness programme for

engineers organized by INTACH, Jammu

Chapter……………….....pg 12

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Preface

Jammu chapter of INTACH has been a somewhat late entrant in the

fraternity of chapters. However it is highly sat isfying to find that within

a short span of its existence, the chapter has been able to generate

events and activity in accordance with the larger mandate of

INTACH.

The chapter was set up in its present avatar with Mr. S M Sahni as its

Convener, and Professor Anita Billouria as Co-Convener in March

2007. Mr Sahni has been associated with cultural projects managed

by the State Government and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Trust for a long

t ime. He has also served the State Tourism Department in various

capacit ies and remained one of the prominent Directors of Tourism in

Jammu. His vast experience has helped the chapter in leveraging the

programs with good visibility. The chapter has successfully networked

with Universit ies, colleges and schools and coordinated some

important seminars. Dr. Billouria, a well known academician and

Professor of history in Jammu University has made immense

contribution in ident ifying and documenting the tangible and

intangible heritage of Jammu.

A photo descript ion of some of the activit ies is the theme of the

current news letter.

INTACH, J&K Chapter

Srinagar

April, 2017

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Heritage Festival organized by INTACH, Jammu Chapter at Degree College Jindrah, J&K

(23rd March 2016)

Introduction of Tangible & Intangible Heritage by Mr. S.M Sahni, K.A.S (Retd.), Convener

INTACH Jammu Chapter

Introduction of Natural Heritage by Dr. C.M

Seth, I.F.S (Retd.), Environmentalist Co-

Convener INTACH J&K State Chapter

Welcome Address by Prof. Nutan Rasotra, Principal Degree College Jindrah

P a r t i c i p a n t s I n c l u d i n g S t u d e n t s o f G . D . C / H r . S e c . S c h o o l o f J i n d r a h / T . T . M C e n t r a l U n i v e r s i t y

P e r f o r m a n c e s b y l o c a l f o l k a r t i t s

E x h i b i t i o n o f m a n u s c r i p t s , c o i n s , w e a p o n s & j e w e l r y I t e m s

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World Tourism Day Celebrations 2016 Painting Competition held at Central University of Jammu

In Collaboration with Department of Tourism and Travel Management

S t u d e n t s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n p a i n t i n g c o m p e t i t i o n

Paintings displayed at the venue Group photo with students/participants

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INTACH Heritage Quiz 2016 Organized at Jodhamal Public School, Jammu

G r o u p p h o t o w i t h s t u d e n t s / p a r t i c i p a n t s

S t u d e n t s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n q u i z

D i s t r i b u t i o n o f p a r t i c i p a t i o n c e r t i f i c a t e s

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World Heritage Week Celebrations 2016 Programs organized by INTACH, Jammu chapter

Rare antiquities, Neolithic stones put on display at Bhartiya College of Education, Udhampur, Jammu

Folk dance of students at Bhartiya College of Education, Udhampur, Jammu

Ethnic Food Presentations at SHTM,

University of Jammu

Heritage Exhibition of Manuscripts, ancient Coins and Miniature Paintings at K.C. public

School, Jammu

H e r i t a g e a w a r e n e s s p r o g r a m o r g a n i z e d a t K.C. p u b l i c S c h o o l , J a m m u

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Workshop on Rural Heritage Organized by INTACH Jammu Chapter

in Collaboration with Department of Lifelong Learning – Rural Development, University of Jammu

Exhibition of old manuscript

Manuscript exhibition

Welcome address by convener INTACH, Jammu chapter

Presentation on heritage of Jammu by Mr. Kirpal Singh

Interaction with participants

Interaction with participants

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Setting-up of Heritage Clubs in Schools A 2-day workshop organized by INTACH, Jammu

in collaboration with Heritage Education Communication Service (HECS), INTACH & Government Degree College, Kathua

at Kathua, Jammu from 26-27 February, 2017

Group activities assigned to participants to get familiar with intangible heritages of the region

Ethnic food served to participants at the venue

Distribution of participation certificates

Keynote address by Veteran academician Prof. Rita Jitendra

Introduction by Mrs. Purnima Dutt, Principal

Director, INTACH Heritage Education &

Communication Service

Interaction with participants

Group activity assigned to participants Visit to Jasrota fort; Prof. Anita Biloria, Heritage Historian, explained key features of the fort.

Group photo with participants at Jasrota Fort

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Awareness Programme for Engineers 2017 A seminar on

“Preserving the Built Heritage of J&K – evolving of technologies and processes” Held at

P.W.D Guest House, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu on 8th March, 2017

Chairman INTACH presenting the Heritage

Photograph of Krimchi Temple to Mr.

Naeem Akhtar, Honorable Minister PWD

(R&B), Govt. of J&K

Director Chapter’s Division / State Convener

presenting Best Chapter Award to Convener

Jammu Chapter

New members to INTACH are welcomed by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) L.K Gupta, A.V.S.M, Chairman, INTACH

Keynote address by Mr. Naeem Akhtar Honorable Minister PWD (R&B)

Government of Jammu & Kashmir

Interactive session with participants

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Heritage Walk A walk organized by INTACH, Jammu Chapter with students and teachers of Heritage

Public School, Channi Himmat to visit along the heritage sites of Jammu region

Glimpses of Walk:

220 students participated to visit some prominent heritage sites in Jammu region.

The students were explained about the important aspects of our heritage structures.

They were told about the History of Dogra Rulers, their architectural legacies.

Children were taken to the environment Park Raika at Sidhra, Jammu. Dr. C.M. Seth, explained the Students about various species of plants, flora and fauna of the area, its usage and need for the preservation of natural heritage.

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My City My Heritage 2017 Essay and painting competition for students

Organized by INTACH, Jammu chapter

Heritage kits were distributed to the event

hosting schools by INTACH, Jammu chapter Students were given demos of sketch painting to groom their painting skills

Encouraging speeches delivered by event coordinator and teachers to boost up students to take part such competition actively

Students actively participated in the essay and painting competition

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Workshop-cum-Exhibition on ‘Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts’

(21-25th February 2017) at Kala Kendra, Jammu Organized by Shashvat Art Gallery, Jammu

in Collaboration with National Manuscript Mission, New Delhi, Dept. of Archives, Archaeology and Museums, INTACH Jammu Chapter

Mr. Naeem Akhtar, Hon’ble Minister PWD (R&B), Govt. of J&K , visited the workshop-cum-exhibition and

appreciated the initiative

Manuscript exhibition Lecture by J&K State Convener, Saleem Beg Participants at workshop

Inauguration of exhibition by Chief Guest, Smt. Priya Sethi, Hon’ble M.O.S

Tourism, Culture, Education, Horticulture & Floriculture

Memento given to Convener INTACH

Jammu Chapter by Chief Guest

Inaugural address by Chief Guest

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National Seminar on Heritage of J&K:

Challenges & Prospects Eminent academicians and researchers presented their papers,

Convener INTACH J&K M Saleem Beg delivered keynote address

Jammu (J&K): A two day national seminar on

‘Heritage of Jammu and Kashmir: Challenges

and Prospect’ was held at Govt. Gandhi

Memorial Science College, Jammu.

Prominent academicians, researchers and

experts on heritage conservation were

present at the occasion. Noted expert on

heritage & Convener INTACH J&K, M

Saleem Beg delivered keynote address.

Among the other illustrious speakers were S

M Sahni, Convener INTACH, Jammu Chapter

and Prof B L Bhardwaj, eminent scholar and

researcher.

In the inaugural session, Dr C K. Khajuria,

Convener, UGC Heritage Project, dwelled

upon the theme and objectives of the two

day conference. The inaugural session was

followed by two technical sessions in which

academicians presented papers on diverse

aspects of heritage, culture, religion and

literary legacy of Jammu & Kashmir. The

sessions were chaired by Prof R P Sharma

from University of Jammu and Sewa Dass,

former DDG, GSI.

Earlier, the Principal of the college, Dr.

Ajeet presented a welcome address.

The seminar covered talk on diverse

subjects like natural heritage, archaeology,

conservation of built heritage, literary

heritage. There were scholarly

presentations of academicians from a

wide specialization of literature, history,

geology, sociology. Emphasized the need

for ringing in content and participation of

academia in cultural studies, the papers by

lady Professors had depth of analysis and

study.

The venue, erstwhile, Prince of Wales

College, is the first institution of higher

Education set up in the State in 1905 in

one of the most significant heritage

complexes in need of better

maintenance and conservation.