Being born in the country of culture, vast amount of resources, many of us don’t recognize the history or the travel of the resource. Through this platform of INTACH club, I got an opportunity to research, explore and evaluate about the history of fabric “Jute”. It is well known that fibre was first used to build shelters and later to create garments and other utility items. Being astonished of its history and its greatness, I wrote a few paragraphs on its importance and its uses. Throughout my writing experience I felt proud for writing a small article that could give knowledge about this fabric’s precious history to many others. My gratitude to the INTACH club for constantly educating others and reminding the fact that ‘OLD IS GOLD’.
My article which was published in the Young Intach News letter :
“A True saying that, “give value to your life”, in our case taking jute into considerations, this fabric woven from a fibre truly fits the quote.
Jute played a key role in the textile from the third millennium B.C. The fabric ‘Jute’ caught the eye of the people in British and they started trading the fabric during the 17th Century, i.e during the World War I Billions of jutes sand bags were exported from Bengal to the trenches. This Jute Industry had a hike in the 18th and 19th century. But, due to the entering of the synthetic fibres in 1970 the graph went down. In the Current century jute once again showed its importance in the export crop. Even after these many centuries it holds its place strong than ever.”
– B APRAMAYAWSRI, X A
I felt very happy when I got the best article in Young Intach Heritage Competition. The moment I got that certificate in my hands, I felt that I have achieved a very great feat. I have gained confidence that is sufficient for my life. I felt very proud of myself.
My article which was published in the Young Intach Newsletter under the heading ‘Stately Splendours’ is as follows:
KGH is a Government General Hospital located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the largest and busiest government hospital in Andhra Pradesh. The hospital has been serving the needs of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjacent Orissa for more than 177 years. The hospital takes nearly 1000 cases(OPA) daily, of people coming from even Orissa and Chhattisgarh.
It was started by an Army dispensary in 1845 and upgraded into a 30 bedded hospital in 1857. The hospital’s new building was inaugurated by Honorable Raja of Panagal, Chief Minister of Madras on 19th July 1923. The hospital sees over 1250 out patients every day in various departments. It is one of the few modern institutions in Visakhapatnam that spends almost two centuries of continuous service, even in this pandemic time. The hospital is built with dressed stone masonry. It consists of a majestic symmetrical three – storied building with a four – storied clock tower. The hospital was named after the Monarch Ruler of Visakhapatnam, King George.
– K. LAKSHMI PRANAV, X B
As a citizen of India, I am glad to know about our culture and heritage of India. This makes me explore more about it. Young Intach platform helped to learn and explore more about India’s culture and heritage. Involving in these activities helped me to understand more about heritage. I came to know that the saying of “Old is Gold” is always true, which depicts the old culture of India.
– R. YASWANTH, X B