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History and Collection of Carpets in India

January 9, 2014January 6, 2018 admin carpet, weaving

Carpet industry in India is one of the oldest and the most popular industries. India has always had an ancient

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Gallery Living Museum 

Dah Parbatiya Temple

December 26, 2013January 4, 2014 admin

Stylistically, the dah parbatiya door frame may be placed between the last part of the 5th century and the early

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Articles 

Contemporary Inuit art and ancient narration/ folklores of Inuit’s: A comparative study

December 20, 2013January 5, 2014 admin

The paper is a comparative study of the journey from the past till the present of the indigenous people of

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Articles 

The Role of Iconographic Terminology in Documentation of Indian Sculptures

December 20, 2013April 11, 2014 admin

Indian religious and Shilpa texts have frequent mention of the hand postures (Mudras & Hastas), pedestals, weapons, and other itineraries

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Exhibition Of The Month 

Living museum Sri Suryapahar

December 14, 2013January 5, 2014 admin

[carousel cats=5] ‘Sri Suryapahar’ in the Goalpara district of Assam is situated on the eastern slope of the Suryapahar hill

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Display of the Week 

Sixteen Armed Mahisasurmardini

December 14, 2013January 5, 2014 admin

A sixteen armed Durga killing the buffalo demon is depicted in the sculpture. Though mutilated, the image gives us an idea

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Articles 

Significance of a conceptualized and formulated hypothesis in thinking through Research

August 17, 2013January 4, 2014 admin

The universe presents an infinite variety of phenomenon to be studied, but science limits itself to a few of these.

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Articles 

Essentials of Sampling in Introduction to Sociological Research

August 16, 2013January 4, 2014 admin

Sampling is an essential element of all social investigation. It is a means by which a selection is made from

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Exhibition Of The Month Featured Post 

Mawlynnong, Meghalaya

August 11, 2013August 18, 2016 admin Meghalaya

Mawlynnong is a village located in the East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya acclaimed for its pristine beauty and cleanliness. Located

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Exhibition Of The Month 

Sualkuchi Handloom

July 11, 2013June 26, 2017 admin Assam

Sualkuchi Handloom

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Display of the Week 

PUPPET(Kathputli) EXHIBITION GOING ON

April 24, 2013January 5, 2014 admin

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Exhibition Of The Month Featured Post 

BAMBOO

April 19, 2013January 5, 2014 admin

  To know about “Bamboo” please click in the Articles ‘Bamboo and a Community’ or directly–click here

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Articles 

Bamboo and a Community

April 17, 2013January 4, 2014 admin

Bamboo is a giant grass, which has become an inseparable part and parcel of the cultural life of the people

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Display of the Week 

STUPA

April 8, 2013July 26, 2013 admin

Stupas are large hemispherical domes, containing a central chamber, in which the relics of the Buddha were placed. The Great

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Articles 

Chakhabama village, Nagaland

March 27, 2013January 4, 2014 admin

Social practices, rituals and festive events are habitual activities that structure the lives of communities and groups and that are

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Exhibition Of The Month Museums of India 

Sanskriti Museum Of Indian Terracotta,Everyday Art and Indian Textiles

March 27, 2013July 26, 2018 admin Museums in Delhi, New Delhi

Sanskriti literally means the process of cultivating heritage in its fruit. The need to create ,to discover, to imagine is

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Articles 

Understanding Intangible Cultural Heritage and New Museology- A summary

March 27, 2013October 11, 2018 admin

We share cultural expressions that have been passed from one generation to another, have evolved in response to their environments

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Intangible Cultural Properties Gallery 

BHAONA [Performing Art]

March 24, 2013January 5, 2014 admin Assam

Bhaona or Assamese drama is perhaps the oldest form of dramas played on stage. But lack of written evidence has

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Display of the Week 

DHUNADANI

March 23, 2013July 31, 2013 admin

This elegant earthen pot, with delicate design and curvy motifs is called the Dhunadani, a vessel to burn resin, an

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Display of the Week 

ATMAPARITRANA

March 23, 2013July 31, 2013 admin

The display sketches the puzzles we come across in life but in the mist of all these there is a

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Articles 

Career in Museology

March 23, 2013February 25, 2017 admin

Till a few years ago, the general conception of history was that it is a storehouse of dates, endless names

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