Pench National Park, nestling in the lower southern reaches of the Satpuda Hills is named after Pench River, meandering through the park from north to south. It is located on the southern boundary of Madhya Pradesh, bordering Maharashtra, in the districts of Seoni and Chhindwara. Pench National Park, comprising of 758 Sq. Kms, out of which a core area of 299 Sq. Km of Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park and the Mowgli Pench Sanctuary and remaining 464 Sq. Km of Pench National Park is the buffer area. The area of the present Tiger Reserve has a glorious history. A description of its natural wealth and richness occurs in Ain-i-Akbari also. Pench Tiger Reserve and its neighborhood is the original setting of Rudyard Kipling's most famous work, The Jungle Book.
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi, is the capital territory of India. Delhi is historically and culturally connected to both the Upper Doab of the Yamuna-Ganges river system and the Punjab region. It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east. Delhi has been continuously inhabited since the 6th century BC. Through most of its history, Delhi has served as a capital of various kingdoms and empires. It has been captured, ransacked and rebuilt several times, particularly during the medieval period, and modern Delhi is a cluster of a number of cities spread across the metropolitan region.
Programme Details
Pench National Park
Jungle Safari, a guided tour with the wild life experts. Students learn about various animals and learn about their lifestyles in their natural habitat.
Students also learn about Tigers and their behavioural pattern.
Photography Competition.
Singing and acting competition.
Quiz competition.
Delhi
Jantar Mantar, students see the architectural astronomical instruments used in past to observe astronomical events. The site is one of five built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724 onwards, as he was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah the task of revising the calendar and astronomical tables.
Red Fort, students get to see inside of the fort built by Shahjahan when he transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi in 1638 and laid the foundations of Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of Delhi.
Students get to see the sound & light show which showcases the history of the Fort and the Mughals.
Akshardham Temple, is a Hindu Temple, and a spiritual-cultural campus in New Delhi, India. The complex displays millennia of traditional Hindu and Indian culture, spirituality, and architecture. Students get an insight into hinduism.
Purana Quila,is one the oldest forts in Delhi. Its current form was built by the Afghan King Sher Shah Suri, on a site which was perhaps that of Indraprastha, the legendary capital of the Pandavas. Sher Shah raised the citadel of Purana-Quila with an extensive city-area sprawling around it.
sound & light show showcasing the history of the fort.
Key Learnings
Through this learning program students learn about the Mughals, their lifestyle and culture, hinduism, nature and about the tigers of Pench National Park.
