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CBSE aims to promote cultural learning, launches heritage portal NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which is conceptualising and formulating a heritage education programme for schools, launched its heritage website and a blog, Shiksha'n'Diksha on Monday.The website is part of the heritage education programme of the Board. The website put in place jointly by CBSE and Sahapedia is to create awareness about India's cultural heritage among young, future decision makers and to encourage them to participate in safeguarding this legacy for future generation. The website was launched by the former education secretary, ministry of human resource development, Anshu Vaish. Vaish said, "The heritage site will act as a resource matter for teachers and students."Also present on the occasion, chairman of CBSE, Vineet Joshi said, "This is an endeavour to inspire our future generation to learn about our past and take our country forward."CBSE is planning heritage education as a dynamic subject which can emerge as a link program between social and natural sciences. Therefore, to motivate schools in this direction, the Board has launched several heritage education games, activities and projects for schools. Events like inter-school Heritage India quiz, celebration of World Heritage Day on January 12 every year, adopt a monument programme and functioning of heritage school clubs is also being introduced. The website is a continuation of this effort.The website presently has four domains - Built Heritage, Natural heritage, Performing Arts and Arts and crafts. This portal has been developed to benefit the students, teachers and parents.Along with the website, CBSE also launched a blog, Shiksha'n'Diksha, providing a platform to students, teachers and parents to express, interact, discuss and debate their views on education and how they would like the educational system to evolve."This will be your punching bag for parents, students and teachers. This will be your window for fresh air each time you open it. To begin with, we are looking at our school education system," said M Rajendran, the brain behind the blog.Information gathered from Internet from Click Here