Documentary on Bathinda Fort released on World Heritage Day

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 18

World Heritage Day was observed at the Partition Museum in Amritsar on Monday. A children’s painting competition was organised by The Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust (TAACHT) which runs the museum, and the Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board.

Punjab’s Minister for Heritage and Tourism Harjot Singh Bains interacted with the participants and gave away prizes to the winners.

Bains told the students to spend more time in museums and at historical sites and expand their knowledge and understanding of the importance to preserve the heritage. “If the Partition Museum was around when I was a student, I would have learnt so much. Now that you have it available to you, please spend more time here and benefit from it.”

He also wrote an emotional note in the visitors’ book: “Partition Museum is an excellent effort to take us through history, especially through the saga which our forefathers went through. Wish we were united, but fate had something else in store. The museum also gives us an idea of pain and sorrows and sufferings which people had to face during the biggest migration in history. I wish no one ever again is forced to lose his/her motherland.”

Meanwhile, worldwide release of documentary “The Bathinda Fort”, was also announced by Bains in the presence of director Harpreet Sandhu. The short film depicts Bathinda Fort, the magnificent historic monument of national importance and the oldest surviving fort in India built around 6th century. This fort has historical relevance related to the first woman Empress Razia Sultan, who was kept as a prisoner in this fort, later she escaped by jumping from a balcony.

This three-storeyed structure fort has been designed purely in Mughal design and is worth paying a visit. This fort is also known as Govindgarh Fort, having a historical relevance with Tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, who visited this fort in year 1705.

After releasing the online documentary, Bains said the film was a meaningful documentary showcasing the glimpse of this heritage site.

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