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Khana My Food Diary

This is a vibrant and informative diary with interesting facts, colourful images, and engaging activities. Covering food, festivals, as well as cultures, it is a must for all interested in the culinary heritage of India! The diary has an open-ended planner, thus making it useful through the years.

Price: Rs. 300/- (postage extra)

Year: 2024

 

 

Ulta Pulta – Magic in Marble

This Ulta Pulta book was created by Puffin in collaboration with INTACH. It is a unique ulta-pulta book on the rich heritage of India's most extraordinary monument—Taj Mahal! Through the eyes of two children separated by centuries, the book introduces readers to the basic principles of architecture and monument conservation.

Price: Rs. 175/- (postage extra)

Year: 2023

 

College Volunteer Kit

INTACH Volunteer Kit is a complete training handbook for college students on how they can work towards heritage awareness and conservation. This booklet provides an introduction to heritage and its types:

  • Built heritage
  • Material heritage
  • Intangible heritage or Living heritage

An 'Action Plan' with activities like organizing heritage walk, food and film festivals and working with different NGOs including INTACH, Volunteer Kit lays out a roadmap to aid college students to become a volunteer in true sense.

Year: 2023

 

Textiles...The Indian Story

This activity book delves into the story of textiles, from its inception as thread, into a weave, and finally a cloth. Including interesting facts and interactive pages, this publication also covers the designs, embellishments, embroidery, and prints found on textiles, along with the stories and traditions linked with them.

An 'Action Plan' with activities like organizing heritage walk, food and film festivals and working with different NGOs including INTACH, Volunteer Kit lays out a roadmap to aid college students to become a volunteer in true sense.

Price: Rs. 399/- (postage extra)

Year: 2023

 

Chimi in the Magical Land of Kanchendzonga – Know Sikkim – A Colouring Book

This story-cum-colouring book follows the travels of a young girl Chimi in her ancestral State of Sikkim. Through the story, she slowly discovers the significance of the Kanchendzonga Mountain and the heritage of Sikkim, and realises the need to preserve them.

An 'Action Plan' with activities like organizing heritage walk, food and film festivals and working with different NGOs including INTACH, Volunteer Kit lays out a roadmap to aid college students to become a volunteer in true sense.

Price: Rs. 200/- (postage extra)

Year: 2022

 

The Hornbill Warrior – Know Nagaland – A Colouring Book (Available in English, Lotha, Ao, Pochury and Tenyidie Languages)

This storybook-cum-colouring book brings out the heritage of Nagaland as discovered through the eyes of a young Naga girl. As she travels through Nagaland, she understands and appreciates the culture of her state. The Nagaland Chapter has helped with the Lotha language translation.

Price: Rs. 200/- (postage extra)

Year: 2018, 2022, 2023

 

Teseng Builds a Root Bridge – Know Meghalaya – A Colouring Book (Available in English and Khasi Languages)

This story-cum-colouring book follows the tale of a boy from Bengaluru who visits his mother’s home state - Meghalaya. His mother challenges him to find out something about the state which he cannot find on the internet. In the process, he builds a metaphorical bridge with his own roots.

Price: Rs. 200/- (postage extra)

Year: 2020, 2022

 

 

Heritage at Risk

An informative booklet designed to make children aware of India’s threatened heritage. The listing of endangered heritage includes Natural, Built, Material and Living Heritage covering Trees, Animals, Birds, Buildings, Heritage Structures, Arts and Crafts, Performing Arts, Languages, Customs and Traditions.

Price: Rs. 150 /- (postage extra)

Year: 2022

 

Talking Kitchen

The Talking Kitchen comprises short stories set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020 in India. The write up follows children living in an urban housing society complex and learning about traditional utensils and dishes from their State. The book covers the living culinary heritage from ten states of India – Punjab, Bengal, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Maharashtra, Sikkim, and Kashmir.

Price: Rs. 350 /- (postage extra)

Year: 2021

 

 

Indian Culture for Everyone (Available in English and Hindi)

Indian Culture for Everyone encompasses a wide range of Indian history, presenting the expanse of Indian culture while capturing the essence of the country. A perfect companion to study India's heritage filled with beautiful photos.

Price: Rs. 399 /- (postage extra)

Year: 2021

 

Off We Go! Series

These five books are storybooks (for Classes 3 to 5) following children visiting the cities – Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Jaipur during their holidays. While they travel around the cities, they explore the various facets of their heritage – from the food, to festivals, monuments, parks, markets. These books make the heritage of these cities exciting and would encourage the reader to find out more about their own cities! These have been published in collaboration with Speaking Tiger.

Year: 2020, 2021

Price: Rs. 350 each (postage extra)

Off We Go! To Chennai, To Chennai

This book discovers the heritage of Chennai through the eyes of a young girl who is hosting her extended family for her sister’s wedding. The story explores the interesting heritage facets of the city.

Off We Go! To Jaipur, To Jaipur

The book explores the heritage of the Pink City through the story of two sisters who are on a mission to solve a mystery. This takes them throughout the city.

Off We Go! To Delhi, To Delhi

Off We Go! To Delhi, to Delhi- Follow Tiya as she flies off to her grandparents’ place in Delhi for the first time and explores the places and things that make India’s capital city what it is. From magical monuments to green gardens to bustling bazaars to crowded streets to famous restaurants, this book serves up in exciting ways a variety of sights, smells and sounds that will leave you asking for more.

Off We Go! To Kolkata, To Kolkata

Get on board with Mithu on a colourful tour of Kolkata and dive headlong into a swirl of sights, smells and sounds. From monuments to parks to bridges to markets to streets to foods, this book unfolds the magic and mystery of the City of Joy-one page at a time!

Off We Go! To Mumbai, To Mumbai

Join Raju as he takes you around the magnificent city of Mumbai and introduces you to its incredible sights, sounds and smells. In this exclusive guided tour, you will see Mumbai’s major landmarks, travel in boats, taxis and double-deckers, have a brush with Bollywood, get to know the city’s best-kept secrets and learn lots of cool stuff. So, strap yourself in and get ready for a colourful adventure!

Tree of Life - An Activity Book on Nature Education

It is a comprehensive, informative and colourful handbook for teacher educators, middle school students and natural heritage enthusiasts. It comprises interesting warm-up exercises, lesser-known facts, information, exercises, and did you know facts about Trees.

Price: Rs. 400/- (postage extra)

Year: 2021

Young INTACH Anniversary Issue

To celebrate 15 years of Young INTACH, this book is a compilation of our newsletters from 2004-2019 and consists of some of the best articles, activities, maps, and games on each aspect of our heritage (Natural, Built, Material, and Living).

Price:: Rs 400/- (postage extra)

Year: 2019

My Little Book on Andaman and Nicobar Islands: The book discovers the various forms of heritage of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands - natural, built, living, and also traces its history. There are a number of interesting facts and activities in the book to make it more appealing to children.

Price:: Rs. 100/- (Postage extra)

Year: 2020

India Unlimited... My Travel Diary

The publication explores India’s diverse heritage, covering all of its states and union territories. In this journal, one can record one’s travels – sharing cultural experiences and visits to various heritage sites. It also offers information on built, living, cultural, and natural heritage associated with each state. It has been published in two volumes.

Volume 1 covers northern, eastern, and north-eastern India, while Volume 2 covers central, western, southern India, and the islands.

Price:: Rs. 700 for set of 2 Volumes, Rs. 350 for 1 Volume (postage extra)

Year: 2019

Young INTACH Newsletter

Young INTACH is a quarterly newsletter and each issue is based on a specific theme of natural, built, material and living heritage. It is a fun-filled thematic quarterly newsletter for children – with their articles, drawings, how- to-do pages, and competitions. The newsletter is primarily made up of prize-winning entries such as paintings and essays sent by children. Each issue is published in English and Hindi.

Price: 1 Year Subscription - 4 issues: Rs. 150/- (including postage)

Year: Since 2004

 

 

Young INTACH Regional Newsletter

It is a compilation of our newsletters and consists of the best articles, activities and maps on each aspect of our Heritage (Natural, Built, Material, and Living). It is currently printed in Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Assamese, Odia, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu.

Year: 2014 and onwards

 

Dilli Ki Shaan - Discover Delhi

The book explores Delhi’s rich natural, built, and living heritage. These different aspects have been shared in the book along with interesting activities to make readers think, explore, and deepen their understanding of this multi-faceted city.

Price: Rs. 300/- (postage extra)

Year: 2020

 

Care for Heritage: Books, Photographs, Textiles, Paintings and Art Objects

This conservation hand guide explains in steps for caring for artefacts which have a heritage value to it. It has extensive information, methods of restoring and preserving, interesting trivia and hands-on activities through which one can learn the basic up-keep of their favourite art object.

Price: Rs 150/- (postage extra)

Year: 2015

 

Adopt a Heritage Series (pack of 4)

It is a set of four books (Adopt a Monument, Adopt a Tree, Adopt a Craft and Care for Heritage) for teachers, students, and enthusiasts who want to know about India's built, natural and material heritage. The book explains in steps various things one can do to protect, preserve and conserve our monuments, trees, craft traditions and art objects.

Price: Rs 500/- (postage extra)

Year: 2015

 

Adopt a Craft (Available in English and Hindi)

A handbook for teachers, students, and enthusiasts who want to know about India's rich heritage in diverse craft traditions. The book explains in steps various things one can do to protect our traditional craft practices. HECS has also come up with the translation in Hindi language, so as to widen outreach to a wider audience.

Price: Rs 150/- (postage extra)

Year: 2014

 

 

Adopt a Tree (Available in English and Hindi)

A handbook for teachers, students, and enthusiasts who want to learn how to care for trees. The book explains in steps various things one can do to protect and take care of their local trees. With much popularity and demand of the handbook, HECS has also come up with the translation in Hindi language, so as to widen outreach to a wider audience, as a part of the HECS INTACH’S ‘heritage movement'.

Price: Rs 100/- (postage extra)

Year: 2013

 

Adopt a Monument

A handbook for teachers, students, and enthusiasts who want to learn how to conserve India’s magnificent built heritage. The book explains in steps various things one can do to protect a monument. HECS has also come up with the translation in Hindi language, so as to widen outreach to a wider audience.

Price: Rs 100/- (postage extra)

Year: 2010

 

A Capital Story

Dihli, Dilli, Dhillika, Dehli, whose ancient remains tell the stories of former empires, is one of the oldest cities in the world. In 1911, almost one hundred years ago, the King of England, George V at his coronation durbar announced that the imperial capital would be shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. New Delhi, the 16th city, took 20 years to build.

This small booklet talks about the making of the New Delhi, its architects, how the site was chosen, the design and architectural features of Rashtrapati Bhavan and other buildings in the vicinity. The booklet celebrates one of the most beautiful capital cities of the world and draws attention to the need to protect Delhi’s historical and cultural legacy.

Price: Rs. 50/- (postage extra)

Year: 2003

 

Hands on Heritage

Hands on Heritage is a handbook with activities, worksheets, and several exciting and innovative ideas on how to have fun while we learn about India's rich cultural and natural heritage.

The book is divided into 3 sections: Natural Heritage, Built Heritage and Living Heritage. Each section has a set of activities, back ground information, ready-to-do worksheets and suggestions on heritage awareness that can be adapt to ones requirements.

Year: 2003 onwards