New Delhi: The ?History? channel has found a novel way to reach out to the community by launching a ?Take a Veteran to School Day? as part of its community outreach programme.

Veteran Retd Commodore Vijay Jerath, winner of the Vir Chakra in the 1971 war with Pakistan, was today taken to the Delhi Public School where he interacted with students, enthusiastically discussing historical events from across the world.

This national initiative will link veterans of all ages with young people in our schools and communities. It is timely, topical, and non-partisan and will help strengthen ties in our communities and bring history to life in classrooms. The activity will provide Indian veterans an opportunity to educate students about their experiences and allow them to share personal stories about their service to our country. The School Outreach initiatives are conceptualized to capture the interest of the students. It breaks free from the textbook method of teaching History, making learning a truly lively, engaging and interactive session for the students.

?We are extremely proud to bring the Take a Veteran to School program to (schools in Mumbai and Delhi) because it not only honors veterans for their service but also educates students through the personal stories veterans share with them. By introducing these veterans face to face with our students, we hope to enable them to appreciate and value the heroic men and women who have honorably served our great country. We are privileged to have (number) outstanding veterans join us in our initiative.? said Ajay Chacko, President, A+E Networks I TV18.

Veterans representing service spanning across India?s Independence struggle to the more recent Kargil war interacted with school students of DPS. The Veteran, Retd Commodore Vijay Jerath, winner of the Vir Chakra in the 1971 war with Pakistan graced the occasion. For the past three years now, the Take a Veteran to School Day national initiative in the US has been connecting veterans of all ages with young people, educators and local elected officials in communities nationwide. History Channel provides Take a Veteran to School resources to 200,000+ K-12 educators including lesson plans, how-to guides and streaming video via a dedicated website, www.veterans.com.

From the greatest generation to the latest generation, veterans have shared their stories and received appreciation of both students and community members.

In December last year, HISTORY TV18 along with CBSE, presented the Heritage Quiz 2011, which involved approximately 1000 schools affiliated to the board.