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Call to include heritage preservation in syllabus Sunday June 17 2007 10:56 IST
CHENNAI: The importance of heritage and the need to preserve it should be taught in schools, said P Dhanapal, joint commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments.
Speaking at the inauguration of an online course on Ancient Tamil Epigraphy, organised by the Rural Education and Conservation of Heritage (REACH) and the Academy of Archaeology and Ancient Sciences of India (AAASI), at Raj Bhavan on Saturday, Dhanapal said the respect for heritage should be inculcated among children to ensure preservation of heritage buildings.
??They should be encouraged to visit heritage spots to learn about the importance of culture,?? he added.
Governor Surjit Singh Barnala inaugurated an online course on Ancient Tamil Epigraphy. A REACH website said that such courses would ??educate many and bring to light the information conveyed in the inscriptions.?? He also detailed the cultural heritage of the country.
T Satyamurthy, former Superintendent of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and Director, REACH, said that AASAI, the education wing of REACH, was engaged in training the rural youth in reading inscriptions found in the ancient temples in their area and also to document the ruins in Tamil Nadu.
Drawing from his experience in ASI, Satyamurthy said that ancient temples in the State were structurally sound but ruined because of poor maintenance.
He also said that it was fortunate that the people were coming forward to help preserve heritage. T S Krishnamurthy, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Ravi Sam, chairperson, AASAI, were also present.