Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya has organised a special tour for the school students from North-East region. The students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Shillong region, was here for the National Balrang-2015 programme and as part of their extended tour students visited Bhopal and nearby places of importance on Tuesday.
Around 140 students from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Nagaland were visiting Manav Sangrahalaya, where all arrangements (including food and lodging) have been done by IGRMS. Students visited Himalayan Village, Rock Art Shelter, Mythological Trail, Vethi Sankul, Tribal Habitat, Traditional Technology Park, Avriti Bhawan, coastal village and understood the details of anthropology.
The faculty members escorting students met Prof. Sarit Kumar Choudhuri (Director, IGRMS) and thanked him for the invitation for such an educational trip. They also requested for given more opportunities in the future as well. Students were accompanied by Rakesh Bhatt (Assistant Keeper), Rajesh Gautam and others, they answered all the queries of the students.
To give a better insight of the subject, students were taken to world heritage site, Sanchi for understanding various aspects of Indian Heritage. Along with that students were taken to other tourist and educational centres of Bhopal like boat club, VIP road, Bharat Bhawan, Van Vihar, New market etc.
Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board gifted students’ educational kits and Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya gifted souvenirs to all school students.