Thiruvananthapuram: Department of archaeology and archives has launched a digitized audio-visual guide, covering 30 heritage buildings in and around Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.The app named ‘Trivandrum Heritage Walk’, which operates on all media platforms including mobilephones, was unveiled by minister for ports, museums, archaeology and archives Kadannappally Ramachandran here on Thursday. The app, which is available in English, Tamil and Hindi languages, can be downloaded from Google Playstore.Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that the younger generation must find time to explore the unique archives preserved by the archaeology department. “Awareness about history will help the upcoming generations understand the value of dignity being conferred on outstanding persons of the past. The new initiatives by the archaeology department are significant steps to instil historical awareness among people,” said Ramachandran.The easy-to-access audio-visual guide gives the visitors an account of the heritage spots, buildings, institutions and memorials as they travel along the historic Fort area in the city. The minister also launched the revamped websites of the state archaeology department, www.keralaarchaeology.org and www.keralaarchives.org, on the occasion.Palayam Rajan, chairman, town planning standing committee, presided over the function. Rejikumar. J, director, archaeology department was present on the occasion.Both the websites have been designed making use of the cutting-edge technology, ‘Responsive Modal’, and they fit into the screens of desktop, laptop, tablet and mobilephone. Students and researchers can get permission online for researching about archives.A three-minute video contains a detailed description of the heritage spots and structures, and it has been linked to a specifically designed app. The digital map that contains the visitor’s itinerary will reach their smart phone or tab. When the visitors reach each place, they will be able to watch the video related to that place.The user can find the latitude and longitude of that place and mark the place on the digital map to facilitate the video to play accordingly.

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