Kolkata
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The Indiaheritage Awards Scheme : Kolkata
A 6-week program for students of Class 11 and 12 in Kolkata (and their parents, if interested!)
Program Schedule
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3 to 5
Week 6
Week 1
What got us here : Kolkata’s history in a nutshell
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- The lessons will be led by Dr Sukanya Mitra, a leading academic and Assistant Professor of History at Loreto College
- There are 3 zoom sessions of about 90 minutes each; covering everything from larger Bengal (Kolkata is Bengal’s 6th capital!) to how Kolkata developed, the colonial city, Kolkata’s reform movements, the growth of radical politics and secret societies….everything you need to know about your city, leaving you smarter than everybody else!
- It will be Interactive, fun and very very educative
Week 2
Heritage walks to historic monuments and spaces in the city
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- The walks are conducted by Navpreet Arora, who runs FunOnStreets, one of Kolkata’s premier heritage-walk companies
- Navpreet will take you on 2 (or 3) walks, bringing alive Kolkata’s historical touch-points and built heritage, intangible heritage – with expert storytelling that will give you new perspectives on the city
- Put on your walking shoes, enjoy and learn!
Week 3 to 5
Individual project work
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- This session is led by Anjum Katyal; writer, editor, translator and Director of literary festivals
- You will choose from a list Kolkata monuments (or historical places, or significant events) to complete your own self-paced, independent project work
- Anjum will provide you guidance on reading material and sources that can be used for research. As well as how the project should be written (number of words, credit for sources, photographs etc)
- Feel free to apply your own knowledge and skills; discover, research, photograph and blog your chosen subject
- When your article is complete (the guidance is within 3 weeks, but it’s your project so work at your own pace), you can submit it to us for assessment.
Week 6
Publish the article and earn your Certificate
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- Once assessed (on the criteria of integrity, creativity, research depth and application of mind) we will publish your final article on our website along with your profile
- And we will be proud to provide you a Certificate of Recognition for successful project completion and helping the cause of heritage awareness
Other Details
Cost : The cost of the program is Rs 15,000/-
Duration : The Indiaheritage Awards Scheme is designed as a 6-week program. However, as much of the work is self-paced and independent, the timing is flexible and dependent on the student’s pace
Student batches : In order to ensure quality and real learning, we will keep each student cohort to 5 students (minimum) and about 10 students (maximum)
Timing : The program starts from July 2023 onwards