Antiquity: The History Society
‘ANTIQUITY: THE HISTORY SOCIETY’ IS THE
OFFICIAL SOCIETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, Z.H.D.C.(E). THE
SOCIETY AIMS TO DEVELOP A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY
THROUGH CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AMONG THE STUDENTS AND IS AN
IMPETUS TOWARDS THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS DURING THE
ACADEMIC CURRICULUM. WITH THIS OBJECTIVE, THE SOCIETY ORGANISES
ACTIVITIES LIKE SEMINARS, TALKS, WORKSHOPS, HERITAGE WALKS, AND
MOVIE SCREENINGS. OVER THE YEARS, THE SOCIETY HAS HOSTED TALKS BY
MANY EXPERTS FROM REPUTED UNIVERSITIES. THE SOCIETY ALSO
ORGANISES ITS EXCURSIONS. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, STUDENTS HAVE
BEEN TAKEN TO MANY PLACES OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE AND VARIOUS
MONUMENTS IN AND AROUND DELHI, WHERE THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO
ENGAGE WITH HISTORY BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AND UNDERSTAND SOME
OF ITS KEY PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.