82 schoolkids take part in heritage quiz
INTACH collaborated with HECS (Heritage Education Communication Services) to organise a heritage quiz contest at Majha Public School on Saturday. A total of 82 students represented various schools across the district.
The contest commenced with a written exam for the participants, from which the top four teams advanced to the oral rounds.
Harsimran Kaur and Sehajpreet Kaur from Baba Deep Singh Public School, Begepur; Harmeet Kaur and Kamalpreet Kaur from Baba Deep Singh School, Begepur; Khushreet Kaur and Navreet Kaur from Guru Nanak Dev Academy, Chabal; Mehakdeep Kaur and Gurleen Kaur from Baba Deep Singh School, Pahuwind were among the selected teams.
The teams participated in five rounds and answered questions on Indian culture, prominent personalities, the rich heritage of Punjab, the history of Tarn Taran, and INTACH’s role in the preservation of heritage. After a keenly contested quiz, Mehakdeep Kaur and Gurleen Kaur from Baba Deep Singh School, Pahuwind, got the first place, and Harmeet Kaur and Kamalpreet Kaur from Baba Deep Singh School, Begepur, took the second position. Khushreet Kaur and Navreet Kaur from Guru Nanak Dev Academy, Chabal Road secured the third, and the team of Harsimran Kaur and Sehajpreet Kaur from Baba Deep Singh Public School, Begepur, placed fourth.
