Students of St Angel’s Senior Secondary School, Rohini, attend the walk at the Nehru Museum on Teen Murti Marg conducted by The Indian Express

A schools’ initiative from

The Express Group

Quest is a project conducted by The Indian Express in schools in and around Delhi. It covers more than 50 schools in Delhi and NCR.

Quest aims at stirring awareness and opinions. Today, when all that children see are shopping malls and cineplexes, we at The Indian Express want to show a completely different picture of this city to them. Delhi has changed beyond nostalgia and recognition since Independence. How many of these kids know of the ‘Seven Cities’ of Delhi or the stories of the pigeon fliers of Old Delhi?

The idea behind such an activity is to create awareness about the various structures and monuments that the students do not know about. This is a specially designed programme, which will help the students appreciate the rich culture and background of this city. In association with INTACH and ASI, this is a small effort on our behalf to depict a phase of our national life and the decay of a whole culture, a particular mode of thought and living. The visit is followed by the students sending in articles, pictures, poems, paintings, and collages to express their experiences about the heritage walk.

We invite schools to be a part of this Express Group initiative. For queries mail to heritagewalks@expressindia.com

Nehru Museum and Planetarium
Nehru Museum and Planetarium is situated on Teen Murti Marg in New Delhi. The Teen Murti House was once the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces, and was later converted into the official residence of the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, after Independence. This building served as his official residence for 16 years until his death in 1964. After his death, it was converted into a museum and a library.

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