Child in the City Heritage Walks
Explore. Connect. Belong.
Why Does It Matter?
Children in the city today often lack a sense of connection and belonging to their own home. This disconnect fosters apathy and indifference toward the problems they see around them. They have little understanding of the city’s journey or its rich history, making it difficult to see beyond the pollution, traffic and pot-holed roads brought by unplanned urbanization.
Without an awareness of what the city has endured, they struggle to empathize with its past and present challenges. This disconnection prevents them from developing a sense of responsibility or a desire to take action. Without a connection to the city's past, how can they be inspired to care about its future?
When the children of the city stay in apathy, then it's easy to make convenience driven choices that are actually not considerate of the ecosystem or the city itself. Is that the future we want to walk towards?
Our school is situated in Bengaluru, and we saw a similar narrative in the children in our school. Children of our city - Namma Bengaluru. Bengaluru is known for being a tech hub, a city of immigrants, the “Silicon Valley of the East”...but was it ever more than that?
We were shocked to know our city’s stories - stories of an advanced lake network, stories of the Bengaluru Hills being geologically billions of years old, and stories of the thriving cultural heritage that our city continues to hold. How can more people see this side of Bengaluru?
Without an awareness of what the city has endured, they struggle to empathize with its past and present challenges. This disconnection prevents them from developing a sense of responsibility or a desire to take action. Without a connection to the city's past, how can they be inspired to care about its future?
When the children of the city stay in apathy, then it's easy to make convenience driven choices that are actually not considerate of the ecosystem or the city itself. Is that the future we want to walk towards?
Our school is situated in Bengaluru, and we saw a similar narrative in the children in our school. Children of our city - Namma Bengaluru. Bengaluru is known for being a tech hub, a city of immigrants, the “Silicon Valley of the East”...but was it ever more than that?
We were shocked to know our city’s stories - stories of an advanced lake network, stories of the Bengaluru Hills being geologically billions of years old, and stories of the thriving cultural heritage that our city continues to hold. How can more people see this side of Bengaluru?
Bengaluru's Hidden History
That is why we have lovingly curated and designed our “Child in the City Heritage Walks”, a series of walks in different parts of Bengaluru - from kere’s to pete’s to durga’s to parks - with an engaging and intriguing treasure map format that incite people to wonder, be curious and explore. Our chapter in these Child In the City Heritage Walks are the “BengaLORES”.
The Bengaluru Treasures We Explore
Right now, we are running “Child in the City Heritage Walks” in different places from ancient kere’s (lakes) and pete’s (markets) to serene parks to majestic durga’s and historic temples; these walks paint a vivid picture of the city’s journey.
How Do We Make This Happen?
As we discover more about Bengaluru, participants will get hands-on experiences exploring using exciting digital treasure maps we’ve created. This is an opportunity to reflect on our city’s history and build love and belonging for our city. The detailed and well-researched information we can offer about the history of these different places will help you experience the Bengaluru that once was.
Giving Back to Namma Bengaluru
Join us for an enriching journey through Bengaluru's history with the Child in the City Heritage Walks, planned and executed by a dedicated team of students from Sparkling Mindz Global School - Aashna, Architha, Sarvani, Nikhil, Simran, Mihika, . This initiative is our gift to the children and people of Bengaluru, offering a unique opportunity to delve beyond the surface of garbage, pollution, and traffic, and discover the true essence of Bengaluru.
Let’s rediscover the charm of Bengaluru together!
Let’s rediscover the charm of Bengaluru together!
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