IIT Kanpur to organise Heritage Olympiad on Children’s Day

The Olympiad will focus on imparting a preliminary understanding of the Indian heritage and how traditions are created and passed on to the generations ahead.  

Startup Innovation and Incubation Centre (SIIC), IIT-Kanpur’s incubatee, Cultre is now launching its second edition for the Heritage Olympiad on the occasion of Children’s Day -- November 14.  The Olympiad serves the primary objective of integrating heritage education in the mainstream curriculum by making it more accessible to the students at the school level and tailoring the conceptual definitions around Heritage education as per the Indian context.  

The curriculum for the Olympiad closely aligns with the syllabus and curriculum followed across major national and international boards to ensure the development of a sound perspective of Indian heritage. The second edition of this Olympiad will focus on imparting a preliminary understanding of the Indian heritage and how traditions are created and passed on to the generations ahead.  

Prof Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur, said, “SIIC has had a history of creating, supporting, and promoting technology and knowledge intensive innovations that uphold the Indian heritage. Cultre’s Heritage Olympiad goes beyond just imparting knowledge around the subject. It also prompts people to learn about their country and its diverse history.”  

Last year, the event received over 2,500 registrations across age groups, ranging from nine to 65 years. Cultre received support from organisations such as UNESCO, Amar Chitra Katha, National Rail Museum, Sahapedia, Nehru Planetarium, Mehrangarh Museum Trust and Royal Opera House Mumbai. 

 IIT Kanpur provides around 60 courses in five different fields at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. 

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