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Museums of Assam and Public Education
Articles 

Museums of Assam and Public Education

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Mrinmoy Das Assam, Guwahati, Museums in Assam

The Assam State Museum was formed by the Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti (Assam Research Society, 1912) and formally inaugurated by Sir

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A New Discovery in Dhubri, Assam
Articles 

Anchoring to the Past: A New Discovery in Dhubri

May 9, 2020May 26, 2020 Mrinmoy Das Assam

Dhubri is situated on the westernmost part of Assam; this place with a rich history as the gateway to undivided

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Panam Nagar, Sonargaon, Bangladesh
Gallery Open Air Museum 

Echoes of a Ritzy Past: Panam Nagar

September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 Mrinmoy Das Bangladesh, Sonargaon

The past sometimes can be relived just by reading a book or by looking at a piece of brilliant artwork

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The Armenian Church of Dhaka
Display of the Week 

The Armenian Church of Dhaka

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Mrinmoy Das Bangladesh, Dhaka

A lesser known place of historical and architectural importance is the old Armenian church of Dhaka, situated in Armanitola area

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Carpets : The indistinguishable floral garden
Display of the Week 

Carpets : The indistinguishable floral garden

March 3, 2017 Mrinmoy Das

As narratives, stories and evidences dictates, carpets have remained a part of  the real and the fantasy world of human

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Kigwema village house
Gallery Village Museum 

Kigwema Village: Perspective of a welcoming village museum

July 31, 2016 Mrinmoy Das Nagaland

Kigwema Village: Perspective of a welcoming village museum – Rebuilding , Recreating Itself  As A Community Shelter Post-Fatal Memories When

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the village house and its campus
Gallery Village Museum 

Namphake Village: Perspective of a Village Museum

July 27, 2016 Mrinmoy Das Assam, Folklife Museum, phakial, Tai Phake

Abstract: The Tai Phake people of the Namphake village have tried to preserve their customs, tradition, their material culture and

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Exhibition Of The Month 

Kohima War Cemetery: The Battle Under the Cherry Tree

July 26, 2016January 9, 2018 Mrinmoy Das Kohima, Nagaland

The Kohima War Cemetery was built in memorial of the Commonwealth soldiers from the second world war who lost their

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view of the brick temple
Display of the Week 

Brick temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, Kalayat, Harayana

July 26, 2016July 8, 2017 Mrinmoy Das

The 7th-8th century AD Shiva brick temple is situated in Kalayat on the Narwana-Kaithal road. The temple built in the

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Video Gallery 

Braj Ki Holi Geet

July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 Mrinmoy Das Holi

In Braj mandal, areas comprising of present day Mathura, Vrindaban, Gokul and Barsana in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Holi, the festival

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Museums of India 

Archaeological Museum, Dholavira

July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 Mrinmoy Das Gujarat

The Dholavira Archaeological museum showcases artefacts and information related to the Dholavira archaeological site. The museum houses antiquities unearthed during

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Gallery Living Museum 

Shore Temple, Tamil Nadu

July 17, 2016July 11, 2017 Mrinmoy Das Tamil Nadu

The two structural shrines Kshatriya Simhesvara (East) and Raja Simhesvara (West) collectively known as Shore temple and built by Pallava

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Museums of India 

Uttaran Museum, Sivasagar

July 10, 2016November 6, 2017 Mrinmoy Das Ahom, Assam, Assamese, Kareng Ghar, sivasagar

Nestled near the historic palace of the Ahoms, the monumental Kareng Ghar, Uttaran Museum is a must sought destination for

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Museums of India 

The Assam State Museum: A brief Introduction

July 3, 2016March 18, 2017 Mrinmoy Das Asom, Assam, Museums in Assam

Establishment: The Assam State Museum, established as the Assam Provincial Museum was inaugurated in the year 1940 by the then

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Museums of India 

Tai-Ahom Museum: Sivasagar

June 4, 2016November 6, 2017 Mrinmoy Das Ahom, Assam, Museums in Assam, Tai

The Assam Tai museum stands on the west bank of Sivasagar Pukhuri and was inaugurated on 31st January 1992. This

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Museums of India 

Bordowa Mini Museum

June 2, 2016September 30, 2016 Mrinmoy Das Assam, Bordowa, Bordowa Than, Museums in Assam, Sankardeva, Shrimanta Sankardev

Bordowa also known as Batatdrawa is a Than, situated in the Nagaon district of Assam, 140 kms away from Guwahati. It

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Articles 

Museum of a sacred place: A case study of Bordowa mini museum

June 2, 2016June 2, 2016 Mrinmoy Das Assam, Bordowa, Bordowa Than, kirttanghar, Sankardeva

“a great vaishnava revival under Sankardeva in the sixteenth century has made the assamese people kindly, tolerant and humane” Mahatma

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Bondi tribe
Museums of India 

Odisha State Museum

April 1, 2016May 23, 2020 Mrinmoy Das Odisha, Orissa

The formation of Orissa State museum, now Odhisa State Museum goes back to the year 1932, when notable historian Prof.

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the museum building
Museums of India 

Delhi Police Museum

March 25, 2016November 6, 2017 Mrinmoy Das Museums in Delhi, New Delhi

The Delhi Police museum was initially established in the year 1991 in the ground floor of the CBI headquarters within

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Rawan Hattha
Museums of India 

Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal or Folklore Museum, Udaipur

March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 Mrinmoy Das Kathputli, Puppets, Udaipur

An Introduction To The Museum and Its Collection Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal or Folklore Museum in Udaipur was founded in

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Articles 

Bohua Nritya, An Unique Folk Dance Form of the Sonowal Kacharis

August 22, 2015February 14, 2016 Mrinmoy Das Assam, Bohua Nritya, Kachari, Sonowal

The Sonowal Kacharis are the indigenous tribals residing in the upper Assam part of the greater Assam. Sonowal Kacharis are

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