INTACH organises national heritage quiz at DPS

The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Amritsar Chapter, organised the city round of the National Heritage Quiz at Delhi Public School (DPS) on Tuesday. INTACH Amritsar convener Gagandeep Singh Virk said the quiz was the Trust’s flagship event and this year, 14 leading schools of the city and surrounding areas participated in it.

INTACH’s heritage quiz is an attempt to engage students with heritage and the country’s history through productive participation. For this city round, the competition was conducted in two phases, the first being a written round, followed by the oral round for the shortlisted teams.

INTACH appointed Muhammad Bilal Farooqi, an expert heritage quiz master with rich experience, to conduct the event. Virk said the aim was to expose students to the level of national-level competitions being held in metropolitan cities.

Historian Surinder Kochhar was the keynote speaker. The final round saw an exciting contest between Spring Dale Senior School and DAV Public School. Spring Dale’s Saurish Nagpal (Grade IX) and Sehajnoor Kaur (Grade VIII) secured the first position, thereby qualifying for the state round. DAV Public School bagged both the second and third positions, with Akshit Arora and Devan Monga securing the second prize, and Bhagwat Kundra and Pratyaksh Khanna claiming the third prize.

The participating schools included Spring Dale Senior School; DAV Public School, Delhi Public School, Howard Lane Senior School, Army Public School, Sant Giani Gurbachan Singh Ji Khalsa Academy, DAV International School, Pathseekers, Nishan-e-Sikhi International School, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan SL Public School, Holy Heart Presidency School, BAS Riarki Public School and Khalsa College International Public School.

Surinder Kochhar highlighted the rich heritage of Amritsar and urged schools to actively engage with heritage sites so that these treasures are preserved for future generations. “The district has several lost gems of history, particularly a very rich structural heritage that remains elusive to the young generation,” he said.

Principal, Delhi Public School, Kamal Chand, congratulated INTACH Amritsar for its efforts and appreciated the initiative, remarking that such a programme was organised at Delhi Public School for the first time with INTACH’s support.