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Amazeum Republic Day Celebration.
Amazeum Republic Day Celebration.
At Amazeum, we love to celebrate all occasions especially our National festivals. We encourage children to express themselves creatively which is why our exhibits, workshops and activities are curated keeping in mind the holistic learning experience.
Republic Day Edition
HOT PICKS
3 Indian Prodigies:
Read about 3 young stars who have proved and shown that children are capable of achieving great success when trained and led on the path of their natural interest.
2 Indian Publications
3 Indian folk & tribal ART FORMS
Did you know?
India's first
Flight Lieutenant Avani Chaturvedi is India’s first female to pilot an Indian Sukhoi fighter jet in the arial war-games held in Japan.
3 Indian Prodigies
These young stars have proved and shown that children are capable of achieving the greatest of the success when trained and led on the path of their natural interest.
RAMESHBABU PRAGGNANDHAA:
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa amazed the world with his brilliance in the game at a very young age. Praggnanandhaa became a Grand Master in 2018 when he was just 12 years, 10 months and 19 days old - he was the then second-youngest to have touched the milestone.
HANSINI MADHAN:
Hansini Madhan is a table tennis prodigy. Hansini is ten years of age and bagged her first international Bronze medal at the Swedish Junior and Cadet Open.
ANISH BHANWALA:
Indian Shooter Anish Bhanwala, at fifteen years of age, became the youngest ever Indian to bag a Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 while competing with shooters who were double his age. He won Gold at the 25M rapid fire Pistol event thus becoming a common name at junior circuits.
Story feature of the week
Haikus- On the Formation of 'India'
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Haikus are a Japanese unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively.
Here is a series of Haikus on India!
The Indian Plate
It did journey to Asia
Along The Ocean
Came from Africa
It faced many a danger
Quakes and Volcanoes
Crashed into Asia
Creating tallest mountains
The Himalayas!
It is so awesome
It has the best geography
And great history
It's independent
It's rich in diversity
And it's beautiful
It's flag tricolour
Burn's bright in our heart
Like Patriotism
As we all say that,
We're proud to be Indian
VANDE MATARAM!
India moving from Africa to Eurasia
By: Advait Ravishankar
Age: 10 years
DLRC, Pune
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Amazeum Art corner
By Svara Nair Age: 5 years Homeschooled, Pune
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Puzzle Wuzzle
Can you solve?
10 worms are going to the right as they follow the leader.
Can you re-arrange only 3 matchsticks in a way that it seems that the worms are now going to the left but the pattern remains the same.
Worms can move both ways.
Two Indian Publications
Katha India
Started in 1988 with a magazine for children from the underserved communities, Katha’s work spans the literacy to literature continuum. By seamlessly connecting grassroots work in education and urban resurgence, Katha brings children living in poverty into reading and quality education. Over the past three decades, through its many programmes, Katha has helped over one million children help themselves out of poverty. (Source: https://www.katha.org/)
Pratham
Pratham is an innovative learning organization created to improve the quality of education in India. As one of the largest non-governmental organizations in the country, Pratham focuses on high-quality, low-cost, and replicable interventions to address gaps in the education system. Established in 1995 to provide education to children in the slums of Mumbai, Pratham has grown both in scope and geographical coverage. Pratham means 'first' in Sanskrit. True to its name, it is the first major organization to achieve lasting, wide-scale success in India's educational landscape. This has been made possible due to various policies and strategies adopted by the organization. (Source:https://www.pratham.org/)
Indian Folk and Tribal Art
Warli Folk Painting
Maharashtra is known for its Warli folk paintings. Warli is the name of the largest tribe found on the northern outskirts of Mumbai. Even though the tribal art style dates back to the 10th century A.D., the Warli paintings form was not known until the 1970s. The art form features the vivid expression of daily and social events of the Warli tribe and is used by them to embellish the walls of village houses. This was the only means of transmitting folklore to a populace not acquainted with the written word.
Madhubani Painting
Madhubani painting, also referred to as Mithila Art as it flourishes in the Mithila region of Bihar, is characterized by line drawings filled in by bright colours and contrasts or patterns. These paintings are popular because of their tribal motifs and use of bright earthy colours. These paintings are done with mineral pigments prepared by the artists. The work is done on freshly plastered or mud walls.
Pattachitra Art
Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. The name Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words patta, meaning canvas, and chitra, meaning picture. Pattachitra is thus a painting done on canvas, and is manifested by rich colourful application, creative motifs and designs, and portrayal of simple themes, mostly mythological in depiction.
Amazeum Republic Day Celebration
DIY Bookmarks: To celebrated our Republic Day in 2022, we conducted a DIY bookmark making activity with children where they used wooden blocks to create a cool republic day themed design.
Our art and craft corner is open ended and it encourages children to express their creative side. All the artwork that children leave behind at Amazeum are displayed with their name.
Exhibit: Light table
Exhibit: Imagination Playground
Amazeum is Pune's first and only children's museum with interactive and unique exhibits that not only provide a fun creative space but also help in having a unique learning experience.
Exhibit: Fort
