About the event During the heritage walk through the Residency, stories related to 1857 were narrated and students were sensitised on the compelling importance of an inclusive world. ITIHAAS – a society working on Indian Traditions and Heritage Society – launched its first programme on inclusive heritage education in Uttar Pradesh, as India celebrated its 70 years of Independence this week. “This was the first such inclusive walk in Lucknow at the Residency. The event also marks 160 years since the First War of Independence in 1857,” said Smita Vats, founder director, ITIHAAS. Wheelchair-bound Poonam Rawal, a student of Jeewan Jyoti Special School, said: “I had never been to the Residency in the past.

Source: Hindustan Times August 19, 2017 09:22 UTC