Go Grain “Millet is an alkaline- forming grain that’s gluten free and excellent source of B Vitamins, Magnesium and Anti oxidants” As world is towards fast food, not knowing the value of the traditional food prepared in South India using different grains like samai, varagu, ragi, Kuthiravaalli, Thinai Kambu etc,. Students would have tasted food from different countries but not the ethnic food prepared by our Great grandmothers. A food feast was organized on 11th …
“I am bound to them, though I cannot look into their eyes or hear their voices. I honor their history. I cherish their lives. I will tell their history. I will remember them” To inculcate this value to our students, an Expo was organized on 11th of February, 2016 to display the ancient things used by our ancestors, to cherish their history and to remember them. Due to advancement in technology, many new inventions and …
Pride of Madurai Though we live in Madurai for many years, we would have not been aware of the history, its rich values and heritage. Hence we felt to educate our students visually through videos about the History of Madurai, Madurai during the British rule, different heritage rich places like Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal, Meenakshi Amman temple, Samanar temple, Chettinad streets etc. Also some new facts what students were not aware about those historical places were …
Thoranam Making Thoranam which is made from leaves of Mango, Palm and coconut are now replaced by the plastic ones without knowing the scientific reason behind those leaves tied as thoranam in front of home. Our ancestor made this from fresh leaves to avoid germs entering our home and to get some fresh air. Those benefits would have not reached the students of today, hence we inculcated practically the making of Thoranam with coconut and …
Why Heritage club? How rich is our heritage? “It’s not the honour we take with but the heritage we leave behind”As we hold the responsibility to pass on the heritage to our next generation, the importance and richness of our heritage was shared with the children through a PowerPoint presentation. In this session, the activities scheduled for this year were also discussed in brief with the children.
Heritage club Inaguration A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. Mahatma Gandhi We at QMIS always believe that though a child has to be prepared to face the global world, should be grounded to the roots of tradition. In order to make the child experience our tradition, the Heritage Club of QMIS was inaugurated in a very traditional way on 24th of July 2015. The welcome by the …