IHC Student Guide Training Icebreaker

What year was the Indian Heritage Centre Launched?

• 2015

• 2012

• 2016

• 2020

IHC is situated in the ​___ precinct

• Little India

• Kampong Kapor

• Tekka

How many themes are there in the permanent exhibition?

• 6

• 5

Who is this man?

• P. Govindasamy Pillai

• G Sarangapany

Answer explanation

Thamizhavel Govindasamy Sarangapany established the Tamil Murasu newspaper in 1935 to educate Tamil immigrants and foster a sense of rootedness to their new land. He also advocated for Tamil to feature as one of Singapore’s four official languages.

Which of the following are past IHC special exhibitions?

• Symbols & Scripts: The Language of Craft

• Once Upon a Time in Little India

• From the Coromandel Coast to the Straits - Revisiting our Tamil Heritage

• Chetti Melaka of the Straits: Rediscovering Peranakan Indian Communities

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