Museums
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From heritage packaging museums to those that give insight into the ‘fire and rescue’ legacy of India—we look at some offbeat museums in India that turn banal objects into artefacts. (Courtesy: Museumsofindia.org)
From a museum that has more than 150 cycles to one chronicling the history of…
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The Patiala State Monorail Tramway (PSMT)—one of the most iconic artefacts at the National Rail Museum—is the only remaining steam-run monorail in India. Not only does the PSMT have an interesting history, it is still in use and is ‘steamed-up’ on a weekly basis. (Photo Courtesy: Pravinjha at…
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There are more than a thousand museums peppered across India, but you have to start somewhere, right? Here are some options for you and your children this summer to escape the blistering sun (or embrace it), and learn something as well. (Photo Source: MuseumsofIndia.org)
Trying to keep kids…
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In art historical studies, patronage can be understood as the social relations of art production and consumption on the part of the artist and the person or an institution for whom or by the help of whom the work is done. A study of art patronage under Maharaja Sayajirao III of Baroda in a social…
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Correa’s Contribution to New and Small Towns
For many architects, considerations of urban design occur piecemeal, an afterthought once the buildings are in place, the landscaping is done and the roads leading to it are in order. However Charles Correa—the man who swore never to design a glass…
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