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Bonding youth with the country and its heritage
Bangalore has wonderful monuments that speak of the city's
rich cultural heritage. Visitors to Bangalore are often
enthralled by the splendour of these relics. But many of them
are in a state of neglect and there is little awareness among
the general public, particularly the youth, about these remnants
of history. Now an association called ARAMBH has begun
a movement to make people aware of the city's priceless monuments
and its glorious past.
AARAMBH is an acronym for An Association for Reviving Awareness
about the Monuments of Bangalore Heritage. It was founded
and is being led by Suresh Moona, a teacher and a NCC
(National Cadet Corps) officer by profession. Many enthusiastic
youngsters are its members. The organization was called AARAMBH
(meaning the beginning) because the group intended to Start
to Restore awareness about the history of Bangalore.
For the last two years AARAMBH has been giving slide show-cum-lectures
in schools, colleges, voluntary organizations and anywhere else
where people had a real concern for the city's history and its
monuments. "The main purpose is to evoke the curiosity of children
and spur them on to see these monuments and, more importantly,
to make them read about the rich culture and heritage of the
450 year old city," says S Moona.
AARAMBH takes its members to visit monuments, normally on the
Last Sunday of every month. AARAMBH membership is open for all
like minded persons at a nominal fee of Rupees 100 (U.S. $10
for International members) per year. A special discount is given
to students. The members not only enjoy these visits but are
also learning a lot about the history, culture and heritage
of this great city.
AARAMBH is now planning to organize a "Save Monuments Run"
and form a Human chain to enhance the awareness about the
city's cultural heritage among its people. It is also seeking
to involve historians, teachers and the concerned authorities
in this task. "More growth means more progress, but the growth
of the city should not be at the cost of our heritage . Let
us save the soul of the city," says S. Moona.
AARAMBH has taken up the following projects.
· To erect information boards in front of important monuments.
· To felicitate at least four people who have worked towards
saving the heritage of Bangalore.
· To conduct street exhibitions on monuments of Bangalore, thus
making even a common man aware about the heritage of this city.
· To conduct seminars on the history of Bangalore.
· To assist in arranging one day visits to monuments around
the city.
· To develop interaction with other like minded organizations
throughout the world, for a coordinated effort to save the heritage
of the land.
AARAMBH invites all like minded individuals and organizations
to come forward and participate in its activities and programmes.
Address :
AARAMBH,
C/o. Mr. Suresh Moona, Director,
No. 85/86, Masthi Venkatesha Iyengar Road,
2nd Cross, Gavipuram Extension,
Bangalore - 560 019, INDIA.
Voice mail : 91-080-625034.
E - mail : aarambh@winglobe.com
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