Academicians took 12 years to collect, distill and present the information. The visitors, the founder said, will have to put in just as much effort to understand what the museum stands for.
What’s missing in the Humayun Museum in New Delhi, jointly curated by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Archaeological Survey of India, is as important as what is present.
There is something to be said about the Narendra Modi-era museums and his push for big-is-best, gizmo-laden, dazzling interactive spaces for museum-starved Indians.
Rajesh Purohit, who was transferred from his job as Kolkata’s Indian Museum director six days ago, tarnished the image of India’s oldest and largest museum.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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