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Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya
– The Guiding Principles
on 14th April is a tribute to the
leadership provided by all prime
ministers and their collective
efforts towards nation-building.
In a sense, given its vision and
content, the museum has in one
stroke ended the era of exclusivity
and brought in more democratic
idea of inclusivity, by which,
there is proper and adequate
A. Surya Prakash acknowledgement of the
contribution of all prime ministers
Vice-Chairman, Executive
since 1947.
Council, NMML, New Delhi
As regards the Sangrahalaya, a
few things must be said upfront.
First, it was the Prime Minister
Shri Modi who came up with
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra
the idea of such a museum to
Modi spoke about the interesting
showcase the contributions of all
content in various galleries of the
the prime ministers. Further, as
Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya
President of the Nehru Memorial
(PMS) in the April edition of
Museum and Library Society, the
his ‘Mann ki Baat’ and advised
Prime Minister had a couple of
people to visit this museum to
interactions with members of
get to know more about the
the Executive Council of NMML,
prime ministers of the country.
which was entrusted with the
The Prime Minister’s appreciation
execution of this project, and his
of the museum is certain to
suggestions of the content of
generate huge public interest in
the museum. These interactions
this institution, which is one of the
provided the guiding principles
most modern museums in India,
for building this museum. The
housed in an iconic building in the
first was that all prime ministers
Teen Murti complex in New Delhi.
should get the attention due to
The Sangrahalaya, which was them, based on the policies and
inaugurated by the Prime Minister programmes they initiated, the
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