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MY CITY MY HERITAGE -EXTRACTS FROM AWARD WINNING ESSAYS

st. Paul’s Church, Ambala the stones till they get their desired Grandeurs of the silver
shapes and size. street: the Fatehpur
By: Ngurtluangpuii Ralte(National Winner), Class:
IX, School: St. Paul’s Hr. Sec. School, Aizwal Mosque, delhi

Chikankari of Lucknow

i was built in 1857 beautifully, stunningly,
and marvellously designed by lord
bishop Daniel of Calcutta. There is a
beautiful Cathedral located inside me
which can hold a thousand people at Chikankari literally translates to
once. i was built in the gothic style of embroidery. lucknow is famous for
architecture. i once used to be surrounded its Chikankari work. according to
by lush green forests and grass. i was historians it is a Persian craft which was
injured during the indo- Pakistan war in first introduced in the Mughal emperor
1965. The bombing by Pakistani aircraft Jahangir’s court by his wife, Nur Jahan.
considerably destroyed me. Today, only This exquisite work slowly gained
a tower remains. Thus i have also been popularity. it was traditionally done with every shop is stocked with wares that
called the ‘bombed’ Church. white threads on cloth but can now be would certainly impress a european. They
seen by different coloured threads on are filled with rich spices, cloth, perfumes,
By: Navdeep Gill (National Winner), Class: IX- A,
School: Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ambala different fabrics. sculptures, pots, etc. it is a pity that such
Cantt.
By: Sonakshi Pandey (National Winner), School: superior products of india are being
Modern Academy, Lucknow overshadowed by the ‘cheapness’ of the
Kwatchhuah ropui, east india Company. These buildings line
Vangchhia tribes of Andaman and the silver street, the main artery of Delhi.
Nicobar islands By: Farhan Bakht Ahmed (National Winner), Class:
VII-A, School: Modern School, Barakhamba Road,
Delhi
symphony of the south,

Chennai

From the months of December to the
end of January, a large number of concert
halls throughout the city are bustling
andaman island is home to 4 Negrito with the “Carnatic” crowd. Carnatic music
Vangchhia is located at the district, tribes whereas the Nicobar is home to is so unique and marvellous that all of
Champhai, Mizoram. an old man by the 2 Mongoloid tribes. The Negrito origin seven swarams have given the world a
name, runremthanga, claims that he was consists of- The great andamanese, the phenomenal system of music. in depth
once a villager of Vangchhia village. he Onges, the Jarawas and the sentinelese. research shows that Carnatic music is one
says that, “everytime someone passed The Mongoloid origin consists of – The of the most difficult forms of music with
away in the village, they would bury them Nicobarese and the shompen tribes. let complex mathematics involved in many
and erect a menhir on their grave. The us unfold and peek into the history to of its aspects.
observe our ‘black Pearls’.
teenagers of the village and blacksmiths By: Shruti Jeyaraman (National Winner) Class: IX,
together make these menhirs by hitting By: Nadini Malo (National Winner), School: Schoool: PSBB, KK Nagar, Chennai
Kamraj English Medium School, Port Blair

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