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Joseph and Mary Public School sets voyage for unveiling the secret of the historic world : National Museum
Joseph and Mary Public School sets their voyage for unlocking the secrets of the historic world. On May 1st , 2025 , an educational trip was organised for the students of classes XI and XII of Arts and Commerce streams to the National Museum at Janpath road , Rajpath Area , Central Secretariat , New Delhi. Students set their sails with the head count of 100 crewmates. Fortunately , there were foreign as well as state delegates who had also arrived for exploring the vibrant historic world. The students were welcomed starting with an ancient chariot to different sort of paintings, statues , coin gallery etc. The National Museum is said to have more than 12,000 small paintings and 2,00,000 artifacts. Students gained knowledge about the coins from the Mauryan and Gupta Empires to advancements of the coins of the British era. There were also statues of ancient civilizations made from Bronze which included the statue of Nataraj as well the Buddha . Vessels and utensils of Mughal Empire and paintings provided a vast glimpse of the ceremonies of the Mughal Empire. 'Jade' , a type of stone which helped in the manufacture of jugs , utensils , hairpins etc was used during the Mughal reign. Ancient paintings usually do not have the name of its artist but there is an ancient painting in the National Museum whose artist is mentioned on the painting itself . The painting lays out a wedding ceremony of Mughal Empire. Students got to know about the Harappan Civilization. Utensils made from Iron ; coffins of a rich kid , an adult and normal coffins made up of soil ; ab ancient chariot from 1800 BCE ; skeleton of a married women , their economic activities ; these all things about the Harappan Civilization gave vibrant knowledge to the students .
The BIGGEST PAINTING in the museum of ' Lord Rama ' when he became the king , was liked by many students.
Overall , students explored the secret of the historic world in the National Museum . They all enjoyed and gained knowledge that will make them aware about their past as we need to study the past if we want to define the future !!
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