Parampara -A Heritage Club

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Qudsia Park-may-2013

Our school club was invited yet another interesting Heritage walk to the Qusia Masjid (Park) near Tis -Hazari.Students along with teacher coordinators & some parents reached the Venue - Masonic Park. The walk was conducted by Dr. navina Jafa who as always told us about the history of the Park and we also visited Masjid in vicinity. It was a wonderful to walk through a park so beautiful with very old structures yet not known to many.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Heritage walk to Purana Quila n Humayun's Tomb

Students of Parampara club went on a heritage walk to Purana Quila and Humayun's Tomb. The walk was conducted by teacher coordinators Ms. Sunita Saini and Ms. Seema Lal. Students were briefed about the monument at the entrance gate, about the historical facts, archietectural style and the stories related to the monuments and their builders. Students not only became aware about the monuments but admired the beauty of the monuments. They also became conscious of the fact that they have to protect this heritage and pass on the same to their juniors. some wonderful moments....

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

visit to jama masjid

A WALK THROUGH JAMA MASJID

On 6th october 2012, we went for a heritage walk to the Jama Masjid, another excursion with the new members of the club in 2012. It is the largest and the best known mosque in India, commissioned by mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the year 1656 AD. A total of 22 students went accompanied by Ms. Sunita Saini and Ms. Seema Lal.
When we reached there, we saw Dr. Navina Jaffa already engaging a large group of people in her talk about the monument. We quickly positioned ourselves to hear the interesting things she had to tell.We got to know how this famous mosque got its name from 'Jumma' referring to the weekly friday noon congreagation prayers.

Dr. Jaffa told us how the mosque has been witness to various eras namely the Mughal period, the British rule, india's partition and the monument still remains, to witness, hopefully, many more times to come. We got to know about the several relics that the mosque houses including an antique copy of the Quran written on deer skin, a strand of hair from Prophet Mohammad's beard, his sandal made from camel's skin and a marble slab having footprint of the prophet.

We were told how the Imam of the mosque interacted with the people assembled outside the mosque and recited verses from the Quran. After that Dr. Jaffantold us about the architecture of the mosque. Jama Masjid can be entered from both the directions- North and South gates. The eastern gateway is supposed to remain open on Friday and was used by the emperor himself. We got to know an interesting fact that the mosque is an incomplete structure as it has two minarets instead of the usual four. This is due to the fact that it was built on a hill whih provided less space. But this feature is what makes it unique and the most beautiful. After the talk ended, we checked out the big mosque and clicked photographs. We saw a beautiful view of the Red Fort from where Aurangzeb saw the mosque before anything else in the morning everyday.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

A HERITAGE WALK - Kashmere Gate

A news clip(picture) in the Hindu news paper..our school students ans Seema Lal mam clicking the picture,
On the WORLD HERITAGE DAY on wednesday our school children were taken on a Heritage walk . The walk was organised by the Delhi Government's Shahjanabad Redevelopment Corporation. The weather was very pleasant . We were introduced to Dr. Naveena Jafa-heritage consultant. In no time she engaged us in her conversation, told stories and wonderful facts. She told us various interesting facts and history of the Kashmere Gate . One of the main highlights of the Heritage walk was the ghost story that Dr. Jafa told us - It is rumoured that every night there a white woman is seen who sits with her hokkah and lures inside the gate any nice looking young man who is passing by. Dr.Naveena Jafa also told us about how the English women use to come here to looking for eligible husbands. A few blocks away was the old St.James Church, which was built by James Skinner, a man who fought many battles. He was the husband of 14 wives & had lot many children. He was once badly injured in one of the battles and he said if he would mange to survive then he would definetly build a church. And he was saved and the church was build. We aslo saw a building that now belongs to Guru Gobind Singh University. Dr.Jafa told us the story of the building that how it was changed several times. The last stop was the telegraph memorial dedicated to British soldiers who blew up an ammunition loaded magazine to guard themselves from an imminent attack during the 1857 uprising. We returned back with so many unknown stories associated with the Gate .The walk was a lovely experience . And we hope that in future also we will be taken again to such places which will add on to our knowledge.