The Yellow House continued their journey
-Ms. Susan Philip
Don Bosco High School,
Matunga, Mumbai
27 July 2015
The Yellow House continued their journey and
followed their Star: North India. The school experienced a kaleidoscopic
tourist experience of History, Mythology, literature and the Fine Arts. Adorned
with pristine natural beauty and home to the majestic Himalayan ranges, North
India flaunts the most awe-inspiring vistas. Through a PPT the students feasted
their eyes on picturesque scenes of the Himalayas, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh
and Utarkhand. They also got nuggets of information on historic monuments of
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. One is tempted to quote Amir Khusrao, the Sufi
musician and poet as he eulogised Kashmir: Agar is duniya mein jannat hai, toh
bas, yahi hai, yahin hai, yahin hai...
The house also captured the riveting and distinct sights and
sounds of Northern India, the abode of literary giants, musicians, architects , poets and the river
Ganges. They gave a short presentation of this over the intercom: The sound of
the conch, the vedic chants, a recital of Kalidas’s Poetic compostion in praise
of the Himalayas, the predominant sound of the tabla and the thal when kathak is performed, the soft notes of
the flute as they guided the audience through Vrindhavan and Mathura and the
land of the Mahabharat. They also charted the course of the majestic and mystic River Ganga, originating
from Devprayag. The simple and short presentation reached a crescendo as they
introduced Harivansh Rai Bachchan the celebrated Hindi poet. They highlighted
some of his renowned works from his
repertoire, with special reference to his Magnum Opus, Madhushala. The journey
drew to a close with his megastar son Amitabh Bachchan rendering a tribute to his father in his
inimitable voice.
Come
travel through the North of India and savour the Melting Pot.
