Amritsar : Taking their long-standing association a step further, INTACH's Amritsar Chapter organised the City Round Heritage Quiz at Spring Dale Senior School.
The event saw participation from 10 schools across Amritsar and the surrounding areas, with teams competing in two phases i.e. a written round followed by an oral round for shortlisted teams, informed school principal Rajiv Kumar Sharma.
The participating schools were: Army Public School, Amritsar; Nishan-E-Sikhi International School, Khadur Sahib; DAV International School; DAV Public School, Lawrence Road; Spring Dale Senior School; Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan SL Public School, Amritsar; Pathseekers; Howard Lane Senior School, Thatha Chabhal; Shri Ram Ashram Public School, Amritsar; and Baba Aya Singh Riarki Public School, said he.
To maintain high standards, INTACH appointed Muhammad Bilal Farooqi, an experienced heritage quizmaster, to conduct the event.
Sharing the ideology behind the initiative, Gagandeep Singh Virk, Convener, INTACH's Amritsar Chapter, said the City Round Heritage Quiz is part of INTACH's broader effort to build heritage awareness among youth. "The oral round of the quiz comprises questions based on topics like Indian heritage, and information about our state and city," said Virk. He added that the aim was to expose Amritsar's students to the standard of competition seen at the national level in metropolitan cities.
Spring Dale Senior School was adjudged to be the winner of this quiz competition and hence qualified for the state level competion whereas the local D.A.V. Public School secured the 2nd position.
Rajiv Kumar Sharma said such events help students engage meaningfully with their city's heritage and encourage a spirit of healthy academic competition among schools.
Sahiljit Singh Sandhu, Chairman, Spring Dale Educational Society, said on the occasion that the long association between INTACH's Amritsar Chapter and Spring Dale Senior School stems from a shared ideological commitment to promoting awareness and love for heritage in its cultural and architectural forms. He noted the school has consistently worked in this direction through platforms like Punarjyot, which strives to conserve dying art forms and common cultural elements of undivided Punjab.