Museums of India

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Museums act as great repository of our past. But are they only meant to preserve the past for the present, or the present for the future? Or are they also meant to anticipate future for us, as is evident from various futuristic museums related to science and discovery of human knowledge. The present book takes up all these issues in an easy-to-understand, and non-technical language to present an overview of the various dimensions, facets, role and contribution of Museums in India, besides giving insight into career opportunities available in the field. Illustrated with a number of photographs from various museums across the country, the book is likely to appeal to the vast spectrum of readers including historians, culture aficionados, museologists etc.

Mahua Chakrabarti is an Associate Professor in the Department of Museology, University of Calcutta. Awarded the gold medal for ranking first in order of merit in M.A. in Museology, University of Calcutta, she has been engaged in researches in the field of Museology as well as Indian art history for the last two decades. Author and editor of a number of books on Museology published from India and abroad, she has also guided researches on various aspects of Museology, archaeology and Indian art history, besides contributing research papers to various national and international seminars and conferences in India and abroad.

She is also member of International Council of Museums (ICOM), life member of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, Indian Art History Congress, Museums Association of India, and Itihas Sammilani, Dhaka, Bangladeshe

This book tries to give a glimpse of Indian museums, which are the preservators of our national heritage. It covers a vast era to portray the history of Indian museums. It also defines their types and organizational patterns as well as their exhibition processes, communication and educational activities for the people. Moreover, career avenues in the field have also been described in this book.

I am thankful to the Archaeological Survey of India, Eastern Circle, Kolkata Police Museum, Patna Museum, Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park (Patna), National Museum (New Delhi), Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (Kolkata), Government Museum (Chennai) and many other museums in India. My relatives, friends and students helped me in this respect. Of them, mention should be made of my mother Smt. Rani Chakrabarti, Dr. Gagari Chakrabarti (sister), Smt. Manasi Banerjee (sister), Sri Debasis Banerjee (brother-in-law), Dr. Sankha Basu, Dr. Saikat Bandyopadhyay (Education Officer, Indian Museum), Dr. Kakoli Sinha, Dr. Anindita Chakraborty, Sri Prasanta Mistri, Dr. Trisha Majumdar, Smt. Bipasa Majumdar, Smt. Chandrani Pal, Smt. Sumitra Nath, Smt. Jonaki Banerjee, Smt. Kamaljit Kaur, Smt. Manjima Basu and special thanks to Dr. Chitrakalpa Sen and Dr. Arunoday Sen.

Book's Contents and Sample Pages