Our first walk-Redfort-Jain Mandir

‘Parampara Club’
Kulachi Hansraj Model School
First Heritage Walk to Chandni Chowk – ‘Lal mandir, Jain Temple’
Under the project undertaken by Shahjahanabad Redevelopment corporation (SRDC), Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Teacher coordinators from Kulachi Hansraj Model School were invited for a training programme to start a ‘Heritage Club’ in the schools to promote the culture of Heritage of Delhi.
The workshop to train the teachers for the Heritage walk was conducted by Dr. Navina Jaffa(Heritage-Consultant) along with the coordinator Ms. Pooja Trehan (organizer). Together they guided us as to how to form a Club within the school & conduct Heritage Walks with the involvement of Senior Citizens & Resident Welfare Associations in vicinity of the school.
With the same objective we were invited to a Heritage Walk to Jama Masjid on 28th March 2011 as a part of training which was conducted by Dr. Navina Jaffa & Ms.Pooja and also for another Hertiage Walk on 7th May, 2011 at Mehrauli as an initiative to create a movement on Heritage.
After being trained we, the Coordinator Teachers, Ms. Sunita Saini & Ms. Seema Lal of Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Ashok Vihar, Ph.-III formed a Heritage Club- called ‘Parampara’, in our school and conducted our first Heritage Walk to Chandni Chowk & specifically in Jain Temple or Lal mandir. A group of 30 Students from 8th, 9th & 10th were taken for the Heritage Walk.
The narrator teachers started the talk by gathering at the entrance of the Red Fort to brief the students about the history of Shajahanabad and Chandini Chowk. Our resource person Dr. Navina Jaffa along with Ms. Pooja Trehan were also present to encourage the students. Dr. Jaffa addressed the students and told them about the purpose behind Heritage Walks.
From there children were taken to the Temple, where a briefing was done by the Narrator teacher & thereafter students were made to take a round of the Temple & Bird’s Charitable Hospital.
The walk was coordinated with the Jainism & its relationship with the environment. Topics like vegetarianism,Ahimsa & self meditation etc. were elaborated Mrs. Sunita Saini, Ms. Seema Lal told students some interesting incidents and stories to make the subject interesting .
We are thankful to our Principal Ms.P.Datta our Headmistresses Ms. Kaul & Ms. Kumar for supporting us in these initiatives.
We are also very much thankful to Dr.Navina Jaffa & Ms.Pooja Trehan for making us a part of this beautiful Heritage Project.