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of the Executive Council and one of the 15 prime ministers
the Content Review Committee, of the country, or a video of a
which was set up by the stroll with the PM. There is also
Chairman of the Executive a virtual helicopter which takes
Council, Mr. Nripendra Misra, visitors atop the highest bridges
remained constantly focussed on and tunnels built in the country
the need to be fair and objective and other major technological
while finalising the scripts for advances like solar parks and
the videos and the texts for the the futuristic cities planned in the
touch screen presentations country. In a sense, it will leave
in each gallery. This exercise, the viewer spellbound. This
which meant several revisions section of the museum, apart
of the initial drafts, has been from the galleries, provides proof
worth it, going by the response that Shri Modi’s advice on the
of discerning viewers who have need to rid ourselves of ‘poverty
visited the Museum thus far. of imagination’ has been taken
seriously.
The Museum showcases India’s
development since 1947 in every The difference between this
field of human endeavour and museum and the others is as
tells the story of the arduous follows:
efforts to achieve progress.
In our younger days, our parents
While there is so much yet to
or school teachers would take
do, there is reason to be happy
us to visit museums. We would
at the progress made despite
soon get disinterested and just
humongous problems including
drag our feet and go along with
the wars, thrust upon us by two
the rest of the crowd from gallery
of our neighbours.
to gallery. The Pradhanmantri
The Prime Minister said while Sangrahalaya is not only
inaugurating the Museum that different but dramatically
there is as much of the future different. If children and youth
as there is of the past in the
enter the museum, it is unlikely
Museum. He was referring not
that they would lose interest. On
only to the multi-touch, multi-
the other hand, PMS will keep
screen experience in each
them engaged for hours and in
gallery, but also to the Anubhuti
all probability, those escorting
section of the Museum which
them will have to drag them out.
is state-of-the-art and highly
engrossing with holograms, So, on your next visit to
virtual reality, and augmented Delhi, please ensure that the
reality. This is one place where a Sangrahalaya is on top of your
visitor can get a selfie with any itinerary.
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