Museums Of India
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India’s printing history is five centuries old. It needs printing museums to preserve this heritage
Nowhere is the story of print in India explored. Nowhere are the print practitioners of yesteryear celebrated.
Murali Ranganathan
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Moving the National Museum: What the opacity about the government’s relocation plan actually reveals
The lack of transparency about the process shows that India’s current rulers don’t care about the museum’s relationship with the general public it should serve.
Kavita Singh
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Most Indians visit museums only on school trips. A few people are trying to fix that
Initiatives like The Heritage Lab, ReReeti and Eka are trying to inject some energy into India’s dull and dreary museums.
Shailaja Tripathi
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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India’s invaluable dinosaur fossils lie neglected and forgotten in this Kolkata museum
Three lakh rupees is the annual budget allocated for the maintenance of the museum.
Sebanti Sarkar
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A Swan Car that spread panic on Kolkata’s streets in 1910 has been recreated in Hyderabad
The cars at this Hyderabad museum come in 200 unusual shapes, such as a swan, golf ball, handbag and condom.
Lakshmi Prabhala
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A unique boat museum in Kolkata pays tribute to Bengal’s rivers and their forgotten traditions
The 46 boats on display showcase the dying craft of boat-making in the state.
Deepanjan Ghosh
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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If this rare Kolkata museum shuts down, Bengal will lose a part of its soul
The Gurusaday Museum, which has a priceless collection of art from undivided Bengal, faces closure due to lack of support and funds.
Sujaan Mukherjee
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On the roof of the world, a Frenchwoman is on a quest to recover forgotten Buddhist treasures
Exquisite art objects were gathering dust in the 15th century Matho monastery in Ladakh. Until Nelly Rieuf dedicated herself to restoring them.
Kalpana Sunder
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When the Gujarati word for fun described rioting, looting and murder
In Ahmedabad, a museum dedicated to conflict reminds us of Gujarat’s trysts with violence.
Avantika Mehta
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer