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Singapore museum is home to Indian heritage! |
PRESERVING CULTURE Curator Gauri Parimoo Krishnan takes pains to display India’s rich past at the city-state’s museum |
dna correspondent @dnaahmedabad |
Ahmedabad: Indian heritage has far reaching impact, not only due to its rich past, but thanks to many patrons who too have contributed immensely in spreading it far and wide. And one among them is Gauri Parimoo Krishnan, curator in-charge of the South Asian collection at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, who has taken the initiative to carry forward this legacy in the city-state. Delivering a lecture at LD Museum on Friday, Krishnan said: “There are many Indians in Singapore, who have limited knowledge about our culture and history. Through the museum we are trying to reintroduce them to their origin and heritage.”She further added that the attempt is also to showcase the contributions of Indians in this country.Even the design of the museum has been inspired by Gujarati and Rajasthani style of art and architecture.She also highlighted several aspects of the museum and the pivotal role played by the Indians in shaping the history of South-East Asian countries. While talking about an Islamic wooden artifact she described how Islam, through India, spread to other surrounding countries.The museum will also showcase achievements of several famous Indian personalities like Subhas Chandra Bose, Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore and others. Through several years of hardship, they have documented many women who had participated with Netaji in the struggle for Indian Independence. “When we interviewed these women, who had worked with Netaji, they are still so passionate about it. We realised that Netaji is still alive among the people of Singapore through them,” she added. Not only this, through a special section, they will also showcase the contribution of Indians in Singapore since time immemorial. “Indians have left their presence in every sphere of the country. And to document it we have interviewed more than 200 people whose interviews will be showcased in this museum to connect the two countries culturally,” she said. |
Published Date: Aug 02, 2014
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