\u2018A people without the knowledge of their past history,
\norigin and culture are like a tree without roots.\u2019
\nVisits to cultural sites serve as a catalyst for sparking children\u2019s imagination and showing them a world beyond the classroom. Students of MSB Hyderi, grade 6 visited 2 historical sites of Chowkandi Fort & Bhanbore, on the 29th October 2019.
\nThe excursion offered interactive, hands-on and immersive experiences specifically designed to meet their inquisitive nature and learning objectives. The students left school at 7:50a.m and reached Chowkandi Fort around 10 a.m. The site predominantly contains tombs that were built for the Jokhio and Baloch tribes, mainly during Mughal rule in the 15th to18th centuries, when Islam became dominant. This type of a graveyard in Sindh is remarkable because of the elaborated graves constructed with a buff-colored\u00a0sandstone, and tombs embellished with around 2500 geometrical designs and motifs, including figural representations such as mounted horsemen, hunting scenes, arms, and jewellery.
\nAround 10:45 we headed to our next destination, i.e Bhanbore. Children were enthusiastic and eager to visualize, witness, and experience the artifacts and remains of sites excavated, belonging to 7th century AD. The museum contains relics relating to the site, which covers Parthian, Hindu-Buddhist and Islamic periods. Students state of inquisitiveness increased as they saw the exhibits including pottery shards, metal work, ornaments and utensils, dating back to 1BC-!2AD.
\nNext the students took the tour of the Bhanbore city. Our tour guide enlightened us by narrating the history of the city. The city of Bhanbore dates from the 1st century BC to the 13th century AD. It is the historical city of\u00a0Debal, which the Arab general\u00a0Muhammad bin Qasim\u00a0conquered in 711\u2013712 after defeating\u00a0Raja Dahir, the last Hindu ruler of Sindh. The city was enclosed by a stone and mud wall, and the citadel divided into eastern and western sections by a fortified stone wall in the center. The eastern part contained the ruins of a mosque with an inscription dating back to 727 AD.
\nStudents observed the remains of houses, streets, and other buildings, too. They jotted down the notes and interviewed the tour guide. Later on, they enjoyed their luscious and delectable snacks, and at 3:45 we returned back to school. The trip not only enlivened their learning but also brought History into life by enabling them to develop a deeper understanding of the facts taught in the classroom by real life experience.
\n\u2018If History is taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.\u2019<\/p>\n
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