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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsEight people, after a six-day stint, walked away with profound understanding of appreciating heritage and the need to conserve the same.The event was the valedictory of a heritage conservation programme, which commenced on September 10 at the Hepzibah Institute of Heritage Conservation in the city on Saturday.Priyadarshini, one of the students who attended the course, said, “Until recently, I never knew that water was one of the biggest enemies to artifacts. I will now try to be a good conservator.” Another student, Arunabha Ghose, said that the course would come in handy for those who were unable to attend long-term courses in archaeology. He said that he stumbled upon this course after an extensive search on the web. “This will be of use to museum curators.”Speaking on the occasion, institute director Dr V Jeyaraj stressed the need to preserve the past. “The younger generation needs to be told how to conserve our past, our heritage. Of late, the interest to appreciate our past has registered a marked increase,” he said. A former curator of the Government Museum in Chennai, Dr Jeyaraj added that the institute proposed to conduct correspondence courses in heritage conservation soon. He added that they were also in talks with the Stella Maris College in this regard.“Items in the showcase or mantelpiece of one generation are disposed of by the next in most homes, which is undesirable,” said Dr M Sathgurumoorthy, dean of Veltech. He spoke of the Madras of yore, when it comprised the ‘dead’ college – the Egmore Museum; the ‘live’ college – the institute of botany then located nearby, which is now in Vandalur, and the Marina.Theory and practical classes of the course were handled by archivist Dr Vijay Kiran, J Ambasankari, Commissioner in-charge, Archives, Dr S Vasanthi, Commissioner of Archaeology in-charge, and other officials.first published:September 17, 2012, 10:24 ISTlast updated:September 17, 2012, 10:24 IST 
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