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Question
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How can we correlate applied history with our present?
Solution
- Many inventions and discoveries have taken place in the present. We have discovered the history of our ancestors, which connects us to our heritage and the cultural glory of our land.
- We develop the curiosity to search for their lifestyle and feel connected to them. This is a heritage culture that we need to preserve for future generations. Applied history is one such subject that helps preserve and conserve our culture and history so that it will be available for the people and for our future generations.
- This, in turn, leads to heritage management, which creates employment opportunities. Thus, through this subject, we can gain knowledge of our present culture through the history of the past.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Explain the following concept:
Applied History
Answer the following in 25-30 words.
Explain the concept of ‘Public History’.
Write a short note on applied history.
Explain the following statement with its reason.
The method of history can prove to be of value in the research of various fields.
Read the following extract and answer the questions below.
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Public History People have lot of misgivings about the practicality of the knowledge of history. For example, history is usually thought as a field of interest only for historians and students wishing to pursue higher studies in the subject and not pertaining to practical life, history as a field of knowledge does not have any applicability to economically productive fields, etc. ‘Public History’ helps to overcome such misgivings and makes history meaningful in everyday life connecting people to history. There are many universities abroad, where various courses in 'Public History' are offered. Srushti Institute of Art Design and Technology is an institute at Bengaluru, Karnataka. This institute has an independent department, named, ‘Centre for Public History’. This department has taken up various projects and research in the field of public history. |
- What is Public History?
- Which institute has an independent department named ‘Centre for Public History’
- Which are misgivings about the practicality of the knowledge of history?
How is the method of history useful in the research of
- Science
- Arts
- Management Studies
How can we correlate applied history with our present?
Suggest at least 10 solutions for the preservation of the sources of history.
Explain the following statement with reasons.
Projects in applied history provide vocational opportunities.
Write a short note.
Public History
