India’s first immersive museum dedicated entirely to language, the Museum of Words is housed in the historic Belvedere House on the National Library campus in Kolkata.
Italian archaeologist Laura Giuliano’s curation brings together the entangled histories of India, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, Iran and Italy, at a time when this knowledge is being deliberately forgotten.
Modi govt’s new Yuge Yugeen has set off lamentations about the loss of the old National Museum. But the institution did not always do justice to its role as the custodian of India’s patrimony.
The Heritage Dialogue series by the Aga Khan Trust brought together Abhishek Poddar and Wasim Ashour, two museum founders who showcase art in vastly different ways.
Latest Monthly Ready Reckoner by Centre’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell shows the sharp increase is largely price-driven, rather than a result of any rise in quantity of crude purchased.
BJP followers are dismissive of Rahul. For them, he’s an object of derision. But Modi has always held the opposite view. He sees Rahul, and the Gandhis, as the only potential threat.
Calcutta has had a glorious legacy in language and linguistics. Hope the children are inspired to delve deep into words and we get a second Suniti Kumar Chatterjee in the near future.
Calcutta has had a glorious legacy in language and linguistics. Hope the children are inspired to delve deep into words and we get a second Suniti Kumar Chatterjee in the near future.