Quarterly Newsletter October-December 2017 Inside 02 03 From The Director Desk

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK Page 03 One of the prime iniaves of IGRMS within teachers, parents etc joined together to celebrate EXHIBIT OF THE MONTH this me frame is the iniaon of Tribal Literature cultural diversies of our naon and also to reflect Dongmo - A Traditional Churner used for preparing Goor-goor Tea Page 04 Fesval (TLF Bhopal) which has created enormous their mulfarious talents. Similarly, our Dotara - A Plucked String Instrument Page 05 impact at the naonal level as it has provided an collaborave exhibion on Art and Cra tradion of Aftaba- A Water Container of the Mughal Style Page 06 alternave plaorm primarily for the tribal people Jharkhand added flavor to Jharkhand Fesval EXHIBITIONS of . This will be an annual event and looking at organized by Government of Madhya Pradesh at Exhibition on “Art & Crafts of Jharkhand” Page 07 the response it has received, we are confident that Bharat Bhawan. Establishment of Interpretaon Exhibition of the India Art Foundations in IGRMS Page 08 this will turn into a mass movement for the Centre at Kairentak village in with the Renovation of House Page 09 adibasis/tribal populaon of our naon. Annual acve support of legendary boxer, , is WORKSHOPS three days 'Balrang Fesval' in collaboraon with another significant achievement in connecng Pottery Traditions of India – Phase II Page 10 Government of Madhya Pradesh, became a huge people of Manipur and strengthening linkages with Workshop on 'Mridakar’ Page 11 success where average ten thousand students, India's North East region. Besides these, we have SEMINARS organized mulple exhibions, cultural programmes, renovaon of Chakhesang house of National Seminar at New Delhi Page 12 at Tribal Habitat, outreach acvies, National Seminar on Rock Art of Central India with special reference to MP Page 12 th naonal level seminars at different regions of India POONAM 36 - Indian Classical Program Page 13 with the acve support of our well wishers, we like CURATORIAL TALK to have further value addion in coming days to the “Conservation of Ethnographic Objects: The Techniques and Ethics” Page 14 ongoing museum movement which IGRMS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Page 15 nurtured since its incepon. सिचदा नागदेव रंग-ृती Page 16 MUSEUM POPULAR LECTURE Page 18 MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAMME Page 19 सतक ता जागकता साह Page 20 TOUR AND FIELD WORK Page 22 CULTURAL INTERPRETATION CENTRE OF IGRMS Page 24 Training of JATAN Software Page 26 महाा गांधी का रण Page 27 NATIONAL BALRANG - 2017 Page 28 MUSEUM VISITS Page 30 THE TRIBAL LITERATURE FESTIVAL - 2017 Page 32 भारत अिभयान Page 37 ACTIVITIES OF THE IGRMS SOUTH REGIONAL CENTRE, MYSORE Page 38 Exhibit of The Month 04 05 Exhibit of The Month

Dongmo - A Tradional Churner used for preparing Goor-goor Tea DOTARA - A Plucked String Instrument Area: Jammu and Kashmir properly churned. Area: Birbhum, West Bengal i n s t r u m e n t s . Community: Folk Generally, the pure Community: Folk A r c h a e o l o g i c a l Dimension: Height- 2.5 in Width-1.4 in buer prepared from Category : Musical Instrument e x c a v a o n s a n d Acc. No: 80-113 the milk of Yak is used Accn. No: 2011/396 ancient texts reveal a Under the popular museum series 'Exhibit of in this preparaon. In Under the popular museum series 'Exhibit of highly developed the Month' of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav order to retain the the Month' of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav m u s i ca l c u l t u re . Sangrahalaya, a tradional object is displayed in the Goor-goor or buer Sangrahalaya, a tradional object is displayed in the These instruments appearance for a whole month. The exhibit for the tea hot, it is stored in appearance for a whole month. The exhibit for the month of October, 2017 is “Dongmo”. a kele known as producing melodic Dongmo is a tradional device used for Tibrel and kept on month of November, 2017 is “Dotara”. The Director, sounds are used in preparing Goor-goor Tea in the Himalayan regions Mealang (a local IGRMS,- Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri and Mr. Herv'e accompanying vocal like Kashmir, Laddakh, Himachal Pradesh, , stove). Goor-goor tea Jounot, (Insurance counsellor, Paris, France), Dr. music. Tradionally and Urakhand. The cylindrical is served in shingkor Surendra Bhayana, (Controller, Anik Milk Product, musical instruments body of Dongmo is prepared from wood of Willow or shingkorey. Dewas) inaugurated Exhibit of the month at Veethi are categorized into tree (Salix sericocarpa) while the lid, its lower and The Director, Sankul indoor exhibion building. This exhibit of the four categories based upper poron of the body is reinforced and Income Tax, MP and month has been collected and compiled by Dr. Smt. on the typological decorated with beaufully embossed plates of brass CG. Shri Abhay Kumar Sudipa Roy, Assistant Keeper, IGRMS. funcons. These are or copper which contains floral symbols and leafs. Singh Inaugurated Dotara, a plucked string instrument from S u s h i r a ( W i n d To prepare Goor-goor tea, water is first E x h i b i t o f t h e folk community of Birbhum district, West Bengal instrument), Avanaddha (Percussion instrument), boiled in a container. Desirable quanty of salt and month at Veethi Sanskul indoor exhibion Building. constutes to be an indispensable instrument of Ghana (Solid Metal instrument), Tata (String tea-leaf is added in the boiling water. The content is this exhibion has been mounted by Dr. Pritam the folk music of West Bengal. It largely occupies a instrument). Several kinds of strings instruments boiled unl it turns red colour. In Laddakhi term the Choudhari, Museum Assistant. and war drums are menoned in the Vedic mixture known as Chathang. Further, in another predominant place in the Baul Sangeet of the state. container, applicable amount of salt, water and milk The instrument is also connected with disnct Literature as well as in the epics of Ramayana and is boiled then the content of Chathang is added. The names by different ethnic communies in different Mahabharata. final recipe is then poured into the Dongmo (device) regions. where 3 to 4 spoon of buer is added and India evolved a wide variety of musical

Mr. Herv'e Jounot, (Insurance counsellor, Paris,France) inauguraon inaugurang of Exhibit of an Exhibit of the month the Month. DONGMO DOTARA Exhibit of The Month 06 07 Exhibitions

AFTABA - A Water Container of the Mughal Style Exhibion on “Art & Cras of Jharkhand” Area: Madhya Pradesh An exhibion on the arts and cras of Jharkhand was mounted in Collaboraon with Bharat Community: Soni Bhawan at the exhibion gallery of Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal. The event was the celebraon of Jharkhand Category: Household fesval by Bharat Bhawan. Acc. No: 97-84 This exhibion was mounted by IGRMS from its own collecon from Jharkhand. The arsc and tradional Under the popular museum series ‘Exhibit of the Month’ of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav manufacturing of these objects where center of aracon during this event. This exhibion was Sangrahalaya, a tradional object is displayed in the inaugurated by Shri Manoj Shrivatava, Principle Secretary, Dept. of Culture, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, who appearance for a whole month. The exhibit for the is also a honorable member of IGRMS Sami. month of December, 2017 appears from a This exhibion was con of tradional material cultures objects, directly collected from the tribaland decorated container called “Aaba” which is used folk communies of Jharkhand. Among which the tradional painng, Kohbu, Basketry, hand waving for serving water. Smt. Vasamalli (Kosmandev) and Dec, 2017 texles, musical objects and creave arts of metal cras and altogether these objects throw light on the life Mr. Polillikutan have jointly inaugurated Exhibit of and culture of Jharkhand people. This exhibions, under Jharkhand Mahotsav was dedicated to late Girija the month at Veethi Sankul indoor exhibion roundness of the Indian ewers in fact reveal the building. The Exhibion was curated by Sri. Rakesh influence of the mellonate shape of the Indian pot. Devi, a renowned singer of Jharkhand to pay a tribute for her uncomponable dedicaon for the Bha (Assistant Keeper). This Large Water Container made of brass reveals development of Jharkhand Culture. The Aaba or ewer is one of the object that the socio-economic status of the owner as the is most characterisc of everyday life in Islamic objects depicts rich Mughal style engravings World. The ewer stands on a circular foot. The showing star, half moon and other floral designs.

inauguraon of Exhibit of the month AFTABA Exhibitions 08 09 Exhibitions

Exhibion of the India Art Foundaons in IGRMS Renovaon of Chakhesang Naga House On 31 s t October 2017, the India Art distant outpost of India. Rathin Barman is a visual The majesc structure of a tradional Chakhesang Naga house displayed in the open air exhibion Foundaons in collaboraon with the Indira Gandhi arst based in the capital city Kolkata. Architecture is premises of IGRMS has been a main aracon of the museum visitors. This house type locally known as Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal jointly one of the primary concerns of Rathin's pracce. He Kunemeche is translated as the house of a richman and differs from any of the common house of the tribe. organised two exhibions under a memorandum of interacts with people to collect memories, oral It was reconstructed and exhibited in IGRMS in the year 2010 by inving a group of Chakhesang Naga tribe understanding between the two instuons. Two histories about landscapes and homes which he from of Nagaland. This mega project of the museum was jointly carried out by IGRMS in site-specific projects that emerged from research translates into drawings and sculptural done by the Fellows of the IFA, Mr. Abeer Gupta and objects.'Making a Home' is a site-specific project that collaboraon with the NEZCC, Dimapur. Mr. Rathin Barman aer a year-long Archival and has grown out of a workshop that Rathin organised Aer a period of about 7 years, IGRMS had again invited the arsts led by Mr. Veshujao Phesao, Museum Fellowship has been the effort to bring out at the IGRMS called 'Sing at the Yard'. Using the Exhibion Officer, NEZCC, to renovate this house type and the team Nagaland. The team put their exhibions in the museum. houses of the Northeast region of India (that have generous effort in renovang this mega exhibit by re-thatching, replacing structural wooden pillers and Abeer Gupta is a visual anthropologist, been replicated in the outdoor galleries of the proper arrangement of households displayed inside the house. currently working as Assistant Professor at the IGRMS), as the point of departure for his workshop, School of Design at Ambedkar University, Delhi. He Rathin conducted a series of conversaons with a conducted his research in the western Himalayas, group of young architects from the Northeast who in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, around oral histories, are currently persuing architectural study at Bhopal. material cultures, and visual archives. His exhibion Based on the 'collecve memories of home' that entled 'Old Routes, New Journeys' sets the emerged from these conversaons, Rathin has transformaon of Ladakh from a significant center created an installaon of site-specific exhibion of Himalayan and central Asian trade networks to a within the architectural replica in the museum. Workshops 10 11 Workshops

Poery Tradions of India – Phase II Workshop on 'Mridakar' Gond arst Shri Shukanandhi and his team, invited by the museum had undergone exhibion IGRMS undertook an ambious Exhibion Development Project under its plan for developing an development work in the Open Air Exhibion premises of the Museum. They work on the preparaon of a Open Air Exhibion on the Poery Tradions of India. In order to fulfil the proposed plan of development, tradional entrance gate on typical Gond style which will lead to the entry of this ongoing exhibion on the IGRMS organised poery workshop 'Mridakar' as an important phase of exhibion development by Poery Tradions of India. inving poers from the Eastern India. The bhumi Poojan in connecon with the raise of this structure was commenced on 22nd The workshop commenced frm 8 November to 8 December, 2017 for a period of about one September, 2017. month where arst prepared veriegated forms of the tradional terracoa from the states of Odisha & West Bengal'. Seminars 12 13 Indian Classical Programme

Naonal Seminar at New Delhi ‘Poonam'- 36th Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi organised a Naonal Seminar on “Environment, Under the series ‘Poonam’ of Indian classical Music, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya Sustainable Development and Future Perspecve in North East India : Emic and Ec Dynamics” in organized the 36th performance on December 02, 2017. Classical dancer, Ms. Marami Medhi gave collaboraon with the IGRMS, Bhopal, ICSSR and IBSD on 2nd and 3rd October, 2017 at University Guest House, New Delhi. Prof. Dina Bandhu Sahu, Director, Instute of Bio-resources and Sustainable presentaon of Kathak dance at open- air stage of the Avri Bhawan Exhibion premises of the Museum. Development, Imphal and Prof. Jibon Kumar Singh, Dep. of Anthropology, Manipur University were the Ms. Marami received her inial training in Kathak dance under the guidance of Late Charoo Chief Guest and Guest of Honour respecvely. Prof. Anoop Kumar Kapoor, Head Dep. of Anthropology, Bordoloi, the founder Principal of State College of Music, Guwaha. Subsequently she became a disciple of University of Delhi chaired the inaugural session. Dr. Avitoli G Zhimo, Coordinator of the Seminar presented renowned Kathak maestro Sri Surendra Saikia of Kathak Kendra, U.P. Sangeet Natak Academy, who is also a Welcome Address while Dr. M. Kennedy Singh, Deputy Coordinator presented the Vote of Thanks. recipient of Sangeet Natak Academy award, Uar Pradesh. She aended some valuable workshop of kathak dance under the guidance of great maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj. A popular arsts of the Assamese feature films and TV serials and choreographer of various dance shows, she was highly acclaimed for her performance on “Mirroring through Kathak” performed at New Delhi. 'Poonam' a classical event of the full moon night in IGRMS has been a delight of the visitors. Ms. Marmi performed her dance by Shiva Stu followed by a recital of ‘Kahna Bina Soon Lage Re Nagariya’ in thumri. Her graceful performance ended with a Bhajan in Haveli Sangeet – birnging to light Krishna’s leelas with lyrics Rang-rangeelo, chailchabeelo, raseelo-raseelo Nandlal. The rhythm of her ‘Ghungroos’ and the Naonal Seminar on Rock Art of Central India with special reference to MP expression on her face-depicng the joy, pain and longing – stole the audience’s heart. She was A three days naonal seminar on “Rock Art of Central India: With Special Reference to Madhya accompanied by Shri. Rajeev Shukla on tabla, Shri. Vinod Mishra on sarangi, Shri. Naveen Mishra on sitar. Pradesh” was organised by the Indira Gandhi Naonal Centre for Arts (IGNCA) in collaboraon with the IGRMS Vocalist Shri. Kamal Kant recited the todas, tukdas and sang the bhajans. at Bhopal from 5th to 7th December, 2017 . Prof. Pramod K. Verma, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Barkatullah University, Bhopal graced the inaugural funcon as the Chief Guest. The welcome address was given by Dr. Sarit Kr. Chaudhuri, Director, IGRMS and Dr. B.L Malla, Project Director, IGNCA gave an introducon of the seminar, Dr. Narayan Vyas gave the inaugural address on the occasion. Prof. Rahman Ali was the chairperson on the occasion and Prof. Ali in his address highly appreciated the contribuons of Shri. S. B. Ota and Dr. V. H. Sonawane in the Indian prehistoric studies. The chief guest on the occasion elaborated upon the significance of rock art studies of the region. Dr. Verma emphasized upon the scienfic study of rock art in order to understand these art forms in proper context and appreciated highly the theme and concept of the seminar. Curatorial Talk 14 15 International Day of People with Disabilities

“Conservaon of Ethnographic Objects: The Techniques and Ethics” Jindagi Tujhe Salam, A Special Programme of the Divyangs IGRMS organized the another chapter of its popular series, Curatorial Talk on 8th November 2017 at IGRMS in associaon with, Arushi organized the program Zindagi Tujhe Salam at Vithi Sankul the Conference Hall of the Museum. Sri. Shubhendra Kumar Singh, Conservaon Associate, IGRMS spoke premises of the museum. Numbers of acvies were conducted including Drawing and Coloring on “Conservaon of Ethnographic Objects: The Techniques and Ethics”. The Curatorial talk was chaired by Compeon. Sports compeon included hit the target, wheel chair race, one legged race, lemon spoon Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri (Director,IGRMS). race and chair race. Children of all disabilies and of age upto 50 years parcipated in all the acvies. Shri Singh began his talk with a fundamental principle of the discipline of conservaon. He Children were very excited and parcipated with great enthusiasm. The program was organized to spread explained that, one of the most important disciplines to deal with the material culture and other tangible awareness on disability and to encourage and develop confidence among Divyangs. To make people realize forms of cultural heritage is Conservaon. The main principle of Conservaon is to extend the life of that they are not less than other children who are physically fit. Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Director IGRMS material culture. Different parameters play different role in decay of material culture and thus welcomed the children with bouquets and also distributed prizes to the winners Conservaon experts face challenges to explore the possible soluons by scienfic means. Apart from the archaeological treasures, the ethnographic objects having complex in nature are very much suscepble towards environmental factor. Shri. Singh highlighted some of the important aspects of conservaon; techniques and ethics with reference to the ethnographic collecons of the IGRMS. As a professional in the field of the conservaon, he minutely explained various possible factors of deterioraon and possible soluons of conservaon with a limited resources. He said, “organic parts decay due to various biological factors, become dirty, breakable and fragile. Inorganic parts of metals corrode, stones get dirty or get detached and painted parts show flaking. Different materials react differently to forces of decay and show changes accordingly”. He said on the aspects of prevenve conservaon that can easily be pracced in the museum management. In the remark of the chairperson, Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri appreciated the talk and referred one of the best Museum talk. सिचदा नागदेव रंग-ृती 16 17 सिचदा नागदेव रंग-ृती

ात िचकार . सिचदा नागदेव की ृित म समारोह का आयोजन मूित िश का दशन ात िचकार . सिचदा नागदेव के 78व ज िदवस पर िदनांक 25 अू बर 2017 को “सिचदा नागदेव रंग ृित गय ी सिचदा नागदेव के याद म ात मूितकार ी. मोद कांबले जी ने ‘र-मैी‘ के ुप के सद ांस के ी समारोह” का आयोजन िकया गया. ोरया ूबट और नीदरलड के ी िसरल की उपथित म दशको ं के सम बत ही सुंदर पोटट्स बनाए साथ ही मूितिश का यह समारोह ी नागदेव की सुपुी सुी ता नागदेव, िवात िसतार वादक ारा संाहलय, आइसे िविवालय दशन करते ए सभी के सम उोने िसतार वािदका सुी ता नागदेव की िमी से मुखाकृ ित की मूित बनाकार अपनी कला एवं म देश रा पयटन िवकास िनगम के सहयोग से यह आयोजन िकया. का दशन िकया। इस अवसर पर मानव संहालय के िनदेशक, ो. सरत कु मार चौधुरी ने उनकी िचकला एवं मूितकला के ी अेत गणनायक महािनदेशक, राीय आधुिनक कला दीघा नई िदी ारा इस समारोह का उदघाटन िकया गया अदभूत सामंज की शांसा की एवं साथ ही सिचदा नागदेव जी के 15 साल की उ म बनायी गयी आयल पिटंग ‘संगीत का जादू ‘ साथ ही सोवेिनएर का भी िवमोचन िकया गया. इस अवसर “सिचदा नागदेव की ृित पर आधारत िच दशनी का भी आयोजन की ित ृित िच प ी कांबले जी को भट की। साथ ही कलावाता के आयोजन म उपथीत सभी मावरो ं ने गय नागदेव िकया गया एवं िफ भी दिशत की गई. के साथ िबताये णो ंके बारे म िवार से बताया।

र मैी कबीर गायन इस भ समारोह म इंडो-यूरोिपयन ूज़न बड ारा शानदार ुित दी गई वही ँ सुी ता नागदेव् ने िसतार पर राग ात मालवीय वािचक परंपरा म कबीर को गाने वाले थम लोक गायक ी हलाद िटपािनया जी ने कबीर के िनगुण रागेरी की ुित देकर अपने िपता को ांजिल अिपत की पदो ं की ुित उपथत दशको ं के सम दी। उोने ारंभ म गु वंदना ‘‘ानमूंल् गुमुनपूजामूंलम् गुप'' से की। ी साथ ही बांसुरी पर यूरोिपयन कलाकार ी ोरयन गुईबट, डबल बास वायिलन पर ी सी. दी. हैस और ी रामदेव िटपािनया जी ने कबीर गायन म जीवन दशन एवं मानवीय मुो ं की ाा करते ए अपने गायन को एक आक ऊचांई सोलंकी ने तबले पर संगत दी. दान िक ह, उनके अनुसार कबीर हर के कण-कण म है यह एक िवराट चेतना ह। और ी िटपािनया अपने इस लोक संपदा यूरोिपयन कलाकारो ं ारा पिमी शाीय संगीत एवं िहदुानी शाीय संगीत पर आधारत ्रुितयाँ दी गई. इस को लेकर िव भर म सराहे जाते रह ह। भारत सरकार ने ी िटपािनया को लोक गायन परंपरा के संरण की िदशा म उेखिनय संगीतमय राि का समापन महाा गाँधी के िस भजन रघुपित राघव राजा राम की एक नए प म ुित “टू गेदर फॉर पीस” काय हेतु पी से अलंकृ त िकया ह। म.. सरकार ने संबंिधत े म सृजनाकता, उृ ता, दीघसाधना और वतमान म सृजन- के साथ िकया गया. सियता के िनिववाद मानदो ंके आधार उ िशखर सान िदया है। इस अवसर पर बडी संा म दशक मौजूद थे। Museum Popular Lecture 18 19 Museum Education Programme

Where the Sea kisses the Desert : Ek Pahal Dos Ki

Unl recently, Rolf was the Curator of Oral and Educaon and Outreach acvies of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal Musical Cultures at the Brish Library Qatar Foundaon not merely aim to preservaon and disseminaon of cultural tradion and take Museum to the Partnership (BLQFP) in London and the Specialist doorsteps of masses but also to access to the people who are parally or enrely cut off from the main Consultant in Oral History Management for the Naonal stream of society. Full of cultural and social concern the outreach acvies of IGRMS are reflected in Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) in Doha. From the BLQFP project innovave aempts and a new chapter in this series of museum endeavor has been iniated with he presents some of the recently digised recordings on old organizaon of week long ‘Do and Learn’ Museum Educaon Programme under the tle ‘Ek Pahal shellac discs from the Brish Library archive and shows clips Dos Ki’ at the child observaon Home/ बाल सेण गृह Bhopal. From 20th to 26th December 2017 of his own footage from Oman, Kuwait and Qatar. The idea behind this is to explore the posive energy of such children and turn it in to creavity (hp://www.qdl.qa/en/search/site/killius) Dr. Rolf Killius as also the opmum use of their me in generang posive atude towards society. Dr. Rolf Killius delivered a lecture entled “where the Sea kisses the Desert –Mul-ethnic Musical With this modest idea of uning future of society, IGRMS organised a demonstraon cum Impressions from the Arabian Peninsula” which talks about rich tradional music of the Arabian Peninsula. training programme on tradional ‘Doll Making Art of Manipur’ at Sampreshan Grah Bhopal in which The lecturer begins with impressive audio recording which were played in the music clubs and coffee 12 boys between the age of 12-16 have received training from Thongjam Tulachandra Singh and Oinam houses of the small towns along the coasts of Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq in the 1930s and 1940s. He availed Nikamal of Manipur. the opportunity to the internaonal Arabic music conference and learned about many old recordings which are sll available in fragile shellac discs. Eventually the ‘shellac years’ ended with the issue of more recordings from Kuwait and Iraq in the roaring 1960s. He also took keen interest in the present hypo- modern mul-cultural sociees along the Persian Gulf. In Qatar, Kuwait and Oman he filmed tradional music performances of the Arabic and long-term resident Indian communies the a rich tradion of sea- music created by people working on the ships was discovered. He emphasised that the sea-music is the most-defining musical genre of the Gulf and has numerous influences from Africa and India. Although the mes have changed and no Gulf-Arab works nowadays on a ship these music is sll alive and pracced by the descendants of Arab seamen. In this lecture, Dr. Rolf relates his own contemporary footage to these historical recordings and offers suggesons and ideas. He quesons the concept of mono-ethnic sociees oen perceived by the rulers of the Gulf countries and asks whether music expresses the senments of a society and how musical culture can be a factor in solving difficult socio-polical situaons and stalemates. सतक ता जागकता साह 20 21 सतक ता जागकता साह

"मेरी ि म- ाचार मु भारत" “My Vision-Corruption Free India” "रन फॉर यूिनटी" इंिदरा गाँधी राीय मानव संहालय भोपाल म िदनांक 30 अू बर से 04 नवर 2017 तक क ीय सतक ता आयोग, एक अ लोकिय कायम "रन फॉर यूिनटी " सतक ता जागकता साह के अंतगत आयोिजत िकया गया िजसमे नई िदी से ा िनदशो ं के मुतािबक जागकता साह मनाया गया. सतक ता साह का िवषय "मेरी ि म - ाचार मु सभी अनुभागो ं के ितभािगयो ं ारा एकता श एवं राीय एकीकरण की िमशाल हेतु उुकता से ितभािगता की गई | इस दौड़ भारत" “My Vision – Corruption Free India”. था. म सामातः डी.पी.एस िवालय सीहोर एवं ेीय िशा संथान, भोपाल के िवािथयो ं संग इं.गाँ.रा.मा.सं.एवं वन िवहार भोपाल के सतक ता जागकता के ित सावजिनक जीवन म पारदिशता और उरदािय को बढ़ावा देने के िलए यह साहांत ाफ़ ारा ितभािगता की गई | पूण समिपत रहा. इस अवसर पर संहालय म अिधकारीयो ं एवं कमचारयो ं हेतु वाद-िववाद, िनबंध लेखन, लेख इािद कई कायम एवं ितयोिगताओ ं का आयोजन िकया गया. साथ ही िदनांक 30 अू बर 2017 को सभी अिधकारीयो ं एवं कमचारयो ं ने संहालय परसर म “सतक ता िता” भी ली. इंिदरा गाँधी राीय मानव संहालय भोपाल म िदनांक 30 अू बर से 04 नवर 2017 तक क ीय सतक ता आयोग, नई िदी से ा िनदशो ं के मुतािबक जागकता साह मनाया गया. सतक ता साह का िवषय "मेरी ि म - ाचार मु भारत" “My Vision – Corruption Free India”. था. सतक ता जागकता के ित सावजिनक जीवन म पारदिशता और उरदािय को बढ़ावा देने के िलए यह साहांत पूण समिपत रहा. इस अवसर पर संहालय म अिधकारीयो ं एवं कमचारयो ं हेतु वाद-िववाद, िनबंध लेखन, लेख इािद कई कायम एवं ितयोिगताओ ं का आयोजन िकया गया. साथ ही िदनांक 30 अू बर 2017 को सभी अिधकारीयो ं एवं कमचारयो ं ने संहालय परसर म “सतक ता िता” भी ली.

संहालय म आयोिजत छायािच कायशाला १ नवर २०१७ को भोपाल ेस फोटोाफस के सहयोग से सतक ता जागकता साह के अंतगत फोटोाफी कायशाला का आयोजन िवािथयो ं एवं ावसाियक फोटोाफस हेतु िकया गया. िजसमे शहर के कई जानेमाने जे ावसाियक फोटोाफस भी उपथत थे. Tour and Field Work 22 23 Tour and Field Work

Field Work at Manipur Museum Training Programme: The team of IGRMS officials, Sri. Tapas Kumar Biswas, Photographic Officer, Sri. Rajeev Jain, Dr. P. Sankara Rao, Ass. Keeper and Shri. S. K. Singh, conservaon Associate, aened Hyderabad Cameraman, and N. Shakmacha Singh, Museum Associate visited the proposed IGRMS interpretaon for Nehru Centenary Tribal Museum (NCTM) for museum up-gradaon training programme to impart for centre at Khoirentak village in district of Manipur. Kom Cultural Dance and Reserch Centre museum staff. Mainly digizaon of ethnographic collecons, collecon management, display techniques proposed the newly constructed ethnological Museum to funcon as the Cultural Interpretaon Centre of th nd and conservaon aspects of museum collecons from 18 to 22 December, 2017 at Tribal Museum IGRMS. For developing exhibions towards the opening of the second interpretaon centre of IGRMS in the north eastern states, the team had visited the centre in the month of October 2017. During this tour, (NCTM), Hyderabad. tradional keithel's (market run by women) located at Nambol, Oinam, Bishnupur and Ningthoukhong This training programme in collaboraon with NCTM, Tribal Cultural Research and Training were also documented. Instute, (TCR & TI) Tribal Welfare, Govt. of Telangana and Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, (IGRMS) Bhopal. In this training program praccal conservaon methods are demonstrated, parcularly prevenve as well as scienfic approaches to minimize damage of old ethnographic collecons to sustain holisc measures for different categories of collecons in the Museum.

Capvang the Deepawali Mood: A Museum Documentaon Field Work for Ethnographic Collecon and Documentaon in Telangana. Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Director, IGRMS along with a team of museum officers Sri K.Seshadri, Dr. P. Sankara Rao, Ass. Keeper did field work, ethnographic collecon and documentaon among Modeller, and Shri Praveen Narad, Chief Arst, IGRMS conducted a museum visit to document the the "Koya tribe" in Jaya Shankar Bhupal Pally, district in Telangana. Around 79 (nos.) of ethnographic Deepawali mood of Bhopal. The team visited old Bhopal and interacted with the tradional poers at objects have been collected during this filed work, mainly i.e. agriculture, house hold, musical, hunng and Chowk bazaar. During this visit, collecon of ritual poeries were held which consisted of painted clay idols fishing Catagories etc from 23rd -29th December 2017. This field work is carried out with the help of co- used as offering during Deepawali in Madhya Pradesh. operaon of ITDA Eturunagaram, TCR & TI Hyderabad, Govt. of Telangana. Cultural Interpretation Centre of IGRMS 24 25 Cultural Interpretation Centre of IGRMS

Cultural Interpretaon Centare of IGRMS Opened at Manipur Adding a major achievement in its credit, the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal had historical events. It also make us aware about the possibilies where similar kind of experiments can be successfully opened its 2nd Cultural Interpretaon Centre at the Cultural Complex of the Ethnological Museum iniated in different regions of our naon”. Dr. Sushila Devi, Director, Department of Art and Culture, Govt. Khoirentak Khuman in the Churachandpur District of Manipur. The Center was opened with a grand inaugural of Manipur in her speech stress on the importance of museum and communies. She maintained that funcon commenced 28th December 2017. Shri. Y. Khemchand Singh, Hon’ble Speaker, Manipur Legislave Museum gives the reflecon of the society and their culture. It mirrors our past, give wisdom to the present Assembly graced the funcon as the Chief Guest. Padma Bhusan Smt. M. C. Mary Kom, Member of Parliament, and open a window for a prosperous future. Shri. N. Munish, the Special Guest of the funcon addresses Rajya Sabha, graced the inaugural programme as the Funconal President; Shri. P. Saratchandra Singh, Govt. the importance of making village museums a desny of pride visit for the domesc and foreign tourists. He Chief Whip & Advisor to Chief Minster, Govt. of Manipur, Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Director, IGRMS, Bhopal also suggested for few more addions to make the museum more appealing, aracve and accountable for and Smt. Dr. K. Sushila Devi, Director Art and Culture, Govt. of Manipur. Shri. N. Munish, Regional Director, self sustenance. He made his announcement to collaborate for linking the museum to the arena of Indian Council for Cultural Relaon (ICCR), Shillong were present as Special Guest of the funcon. internaonal relaons. The Inaugural Funcon also had a cultural evening where Arsts from All Moirang In official recognion of the Center, a Heritage Corner Exhibion established by IGRMS under the Cultural Associaon, KCDRC and Folk Theatre from Kamlabari Satra, IGRMS Cultural Interpretaon Centre, theme ‘Tradional Games of the Kom Tribe’ in the Periodical Gallery was formally opened by the Chief Guest Majuli, Assam presented their cultural performances. and the Funconal President in the presence of the special guest and the invitees. In the inaugural funcon, Guru S. Achon Kom, Secretary, Kom Cultural Dance and Research Centre, Khoirentak offered warm welcome to the guests, delegates and invitees. He praised the most welcoming step of Padma Bhushan M.C. Mary Kom for her support and encouragement to the villagers by providing fund for raising infrastructure for establishing the Ethnological Museum in the village. Guru Achon extended his words of appreciaon to all the guest and especially thanked the Director IGRMS and his employees for enabling the community museum to interpret with their own culture and funcon as the Interpretaon Center of the IGRMS. A Memorandum of Understanding between the Secretary, Kom Cultural Dance and Research Centre and the Director Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal as an agreement of collaborave venture between the two instuons was signed on this occasion. Smt. M.C. Mary Kom, expressed her thankfulness and appreciaon to the people and her community especially Guru. S. Achon Kom for his effort and connuous struggle rendered for the heritage of and the people of Manipur at large. She also appreciated the Director and staff of IGRMS for the new beginning of extending Cultural Interpretaon Centre in Manipur. Shri. P. Saratchandra Singh, Chief Whip and Advisor the Chief Minister, Govt. of Manipur in his speech, spoke at length about the historical grandeur of Moirang and the People of Khoirentak and the surrounding villages of Salangthel hill range where large group of tribal and folk communies live together with common historicity and socio-cultural fabric of the great ancient Morang Kingdom. "This endeavor to bring unity and social integraon that can bestow peace and progressive journey because the people of Manipur sll preserve that originality and prisne beauty of culture", he added. Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Director IGRMS in his speech congratulated the people of Manipur for becoming a part of such an important moment. “When we talked about history, we try to relate with big events. We are standing in a naon where such smaller historical events should also be perceived with equal importance because this beauful moment talks about keeping communies at the center of our Training of JATAN Software 26 27 महाा गांधी का रण

Training Programme Conducted by CDAC, Pune रािपता महाा गांधी की 148 वी ं जयंती The Jatan virtual museum building soware created by CDAC, Pune is being now customized and रा ने महाा गांधी को उनकी 148 वी ं जयंती पर याद िकया इस अवसर पर इंिदरा गाँधी राीय मानव संहालय installed at IGRMS for digizaon and documentaon of its collecons. Three member CDAC team have भोपाल म 02 अू बर 2017 को अपने परसर म रािपता की जयंती पुो ंसे ांजिल अिपत कर मनाई गई. imparted hands on training to employees.of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya. Jatan कायम का आयोजन संहालय की सुरा इकाई ारा िकया गया. इस अवसर पर वीथी संकु ल परसर म एक िवशेष soware is one of the important projects for the Museums in India under the Ministry of Culture, सफाई अिभयान चलाकर संहालय के सुरा कम, अिधकारी एवं कमचारीयो ंारा साफ़ सफाई का काय िकया गया. यह कायम महाा गांधीजी के को साकार करने हेतु एक यास के प म आयोिजत िकया गया चूँिक ता Government of India The version of this museum soware customised according to the need of the की बात महाा गांधी के िदल के बेहद करीब थी। उोनं े एक बार कहा था िक साफ-सफाई और ता राजनीितक आजादी से Museum will help in the digital engagement of the museum to avail a space in the Museum portal of the कही ंअिधक महपूण है! उोनं े अपना शौचालय खुद साफ करके एक उदाहरण ुत िकया। Ministry. It encompasses the work of digizaon in a systemac manner with an integrated approach for developing catalogue and publish online informaons on the ethnographic collecons. Visitors may also avail the benefit of Jatan apps to navigate during museum visit and provide interacve sessions. On 20th December, 2017, Director IGRMS inaugurated the two days training programme conducted by CDAC, Pune at IGRMS. The CDAC team headed by Mr. Niranjan Patgaonkar, Project Manager; Ms. Suman Harsha, Project Engineer; Mr. Suhas Gaikwad, Project Engineer They gave hands-on- training on 21st December, 2017 and concluded the training. National Balrang - 2017 28 29 National Balrang - 2017

Balrang-2017 commence at IGRMS Glimpses of Naonal Balrang - 2017 The Indira Gandhi Rahtriya Manav Sangrahalaya in collaboraon with Directorate of Public Instrucons, School Educaon Department, Madhya Pradesh organised children’s grand cultural fesval Balrang 2017. On 19th Dec.2017, the state level compeons of the Balrang program were inaugurated by the Honorable Minister of School Educaon, Govt. of M.P; Shri Kunvar Vijay Shah. On this occasion, he said that “Balrang provides a beer opportunity to understand India's diverse culture, and it opens up new dimensions to move forward in life with discipline.” Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri Director, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal gave welcome speech, he said that “IGRMS is known as an important center to understand the legacy of human life. The children will enhance their knowledge about this museum. To make acquaintance with culture, heritage and naonal unity is the purpose of the Balrang. The Balrang will also get the opportunity to other states Children to know the North Eastern States and their culture. On this occasion, Mrs. Anju Pawan Bhadoria, Director of Public Instrucon, informed about the acvies being done in the Balrang Fesval. For the first me the school band has been included in this compeon. The naonal dance compeon was inaugurated at 10 am on Wednesday, 20th December, 2017. In this programme number of school children from 21 states and 5 Union Territories of the country were parcipated. The parcipang children presented the glimpse of their respecve states through folk dance compeons in this programme. The 1st prize was of Rs. 51 thousand, 2nd prize of Rs. 31 thousand and 3rd prize of Rs. 21 thousand had given as reward. Museum Visits 30 31 Museum Visits

Educaon Minister of Ethiopia visited IGRMS Addional Secretary, Govt of Madhya Pradesh visited IGRMS On November 04, 2017, a team led by Shri Teshome Lemma Wodajo (Union Technical & Higher Ms. Jayshree Mishra, (IAS) the Addional Secretary, Govt of Madhya Pradesh Visited Indira Gandhi Educaon Minister, Govt of Ethiopia) accompanied by officials of CRISP, Bhopal. Visited IGRMS. On this Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalayas Bhopal on 30th October , 2017 to explore the possibilies for the occasion the Hon’ble Ministers visited the Chakhesang Naga House, Wanchu Tribal House, Tribal Habitat programme of Ek Bharat-Shreshta Bharat and to interact with the Chakhesang Naga tribal arsts aended Exhibion and Coastal Village open air exhibion of the museum. in the museum for renovaon of the tradional house of the tribe exhibited in the museum.

Assam Rural Media persons visited the IGRMS Recruit Civil servants visits Manav Sangrahalaya In collaboraon with the Directorate of Public Relaons, Govt. of M.P., IGRMS organized a Museum On November 18th, 2017 newly recruited civil servants of 99th Combined Basic Training visit of Ninteen Rural Media persons from Assam on 28th November, 2017. On this occasion Dr. P.S. Rao Programme undergoing training at RCVP Naronha Academy of Administraon & Management visited (Assistant Keeper) conducted a guided tour to the team and provided informaon about IGRMS. On this Manav Sangrahalaya on the bank of 7 mile long Bhopal upper lake. The delegaon was welcomed by Head occasion, Mr. K. D. Alune, (Deputy Director, Directorate of Public Relaons, M.P.) was also present. of the Office, IGRMS Shri DS Rao, who gave them the inial informaon about IGRMS. Later a guided tour to the museum was arranged by the Senior officers of the museum. The Tribal Literature Festival - 2017 32 33 The Tribal Literature Festival - 2017

TLF - 2017 (14th to 16th December 2017) MIDNA: Expressions of thoughts on lines and Dots The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal for the first in the Naon has introduced The origin of Art is very ancient and it is evident to lie within Africa before worldwide human Tribal Literature Fesval 2017 in a grand way. This fesval was commenced from 14th to 16th December dispersal. The earliest known evidence of 'arsc behaviour' is of human body decoraon, including skin colouring with ochre and the use of beads. Zig-zag and criss-cross paerns, nested curves and parallel lines 2017. This mega event of the Museum was inaugurated by Shri. Tamsang, Chairman of Mayel Lyang Lepcha are the earliest known paerns to have been created separately from the body. Art, in its many forms, is Development Board, West Bengal and a famous writer and philologer of Lepcha community. The major pracsed by all human cultures (Morris Kay G.M.: 2010). Painng as symbolic art and expression of human aracons of the fesval comprised of a Kalanjali (Cra Fair), Book Exhibion, Ahar (Ethnic thought and culture has pre-historic origin. The Indian art and painng is believed to be emerged from the Cuisine),Seminar, Midna (Exhibion on Tribal Painngs) and Cultural Evening.) pre-historic and proto-historic rock painngs. The genesis of tribal painng showen direct correlaon with the pre and proto-historic rock art. Tribal painngs are oen regarded as ceremonial or religious in nature and occupy a dominant role in their socio-cultural fabric and way of life. Widely found on the poron of walls, floor and courtyard, these painngs may be religious icons, symbolic, abstract, decorave, events. fesvity and nature and astronomical; tribal painngs tradionally were religious and ceremonial. In the absence of wrien history, pre literate sociees have long relied on tradions to preserve the records of the past. Painngs are also used as an important medium in the religious pracces by the tribal, for connecng the humans with the spiritual and supernatural world. Tribal painngs have their disnct identy and deeply interwoven with their social and religious life. With the passage of me, tribal painngs from the wall started emerging to the world of canvas. A new wave of expression, thought and imaginaon with a blend of tradional forms began to progress among the tribal painters and these grand expressions provide volume of informaon on tribal cosmology, mythology, narraves, and oral literatures in the tangible and visual art forms. The Tribal Literature Festival - 2017 34 35 The Tribal Literature Festival - 2017

Kalanjali - Art and Cra Fair Seminar Cra Mela was organised during TLF 2017 which where aended by a large number of visitors. Cra Under the theme of the Tribal Literature Fesval a Naonal Seminar was organised by IGRMS from persons from different regions of Madhya Pradesh with their specialised cras exhibited in the stalls which 14th to 16th December 2017. The Seminar was inaugurated by Dr. Kapil Sharma, an eminent art historian includes exquisite hand woven texle, paper macie, ornaments wood cra and many significant items. and writer in the field of tribal literature. He also presented key note address. The seminar was aended by a large group of tribal delegates and academicians and Publishers . Papers on five sub-themes were presented during this three days congregaon.

Tradional Food Tradional food during the fesval from the States of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra was organised during the fesval to gave a respite of the ethnic cuisine of the two States. The programme of ethnic cuisine was commenced for three days where visitors and food lovers enjoyed the tastes of the ethnic food.

Tribal Literature Exhibion Books on Tribal Literatures were on display during the fesval by selected publishers. The Reference Libray of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal also exhibited significant collecons of the alternave literatures from its voluminous collecons during the programme. The Tribal Literature Festival - 2017 36 37 भारत अिभयान

Cultural Programme lkQ&lQkbZ ,d vPNh vknr gS tks LoPN i;kZoj.k vkSj vkn'kZ thou 'kSyh ds fy;s gj ,d O;fDr esa gksuh pkfg;sA Dance performances by tribal arst from Maharashtra, Chhasgarh and Madhya Pradesh had been LoPNrk dk è;s;] egRo rFkk t#jr dks le>rs gq, bafnjk xkaèkh jk"Vªh; ekuo laxzgky;] Hkksiky esa ^LoPN Hkkjr* vfHk;ku ds the main aracon of 3 day tribal literary fest. Gonds of Maharashtra to Muria (Chhagarh), Korku and Baiga varxZr] lkQ&lQkbZ ls lacafèkr xfrfof/k;ksa dk vk;kstu fd;kA ftlesa ekg ds çR;sd cqèkokj lka; 4 ls 6 cts laxzgky; dfeZ;ksa of Madhya Pradesh vibrated the empty theatre of Veethi Sankul for 3 days with their tradional dances. }kjk laxzgky; ds fofHkUu LFkkuksa ¼ohfFk ladqy ifjlj] tutkrh; vkokl eqäkdk'k çn'kZuh] feFkdohfFk vko`fÙk Hkou ,oa pjSosfr Muria tribals from Bastar gave performance of Kaksar Pata and Gedi (Sll dance), Gonds of bR;kfn½ esa lkQ&lQkbZ dh xbZ Maharashtra tradional Lingo dance tradionally performed to pay homage to ancestors were as Gond çkn'kksZa ij dhVuk'kd dk fNM+dko dj vif'k"V inkFkkZs dks u"V fd;k x;kA blds vykok laxzgky; ds ços'k fVdVksa ij pardhan dance of Mandla Madhya Pradesh thundered the state with energec beats of the Single membrane drum "Gudum". LoPN Hkkjr vfHk;ku dk yksxks o lans'k dks fçaV djok;k x;k rFkk fofHkUu LFkkuksa ij MLVfcu j[ks x;sA Activities of The IGRMS SRC, Mysore 38 39 Activities of The IGRMS SRC, Mysore

DIPAM An Exhibion on The Tradional Lamps of India Tribal Healers camp - 2017 The inauguraon ceremony of ‘‘Deepam’’ exhibion was inougurated on 11/12/2017 at 11.00 AM The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Southern Regional Centre in collaboraon with at IGRMS SRC Mysuru. by Prof. P.K Misra, President, Anthropological associaon, Mysuru in gracious the Anthropological Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, organised Naonal Workshop on Tribal Healers and Tribal Medicines at IGRMS (SRC) Mysore campus from 10th to 14th December 2017 In this presence of Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Director IGRMS, Bhopal, Dr. Sasi Kumar, Deputy Director, An.S.I, workshop 65 tribal healers have enthsiascally parcipated. The workshop aimed at demonstrang the Kolkata, Dr. Jakka Parthasarathy, Former Director, TRC Ooty, Dr. Viswanathan Nair, Former Director, wisdom of indigenous medicinal healing pracces from tribal communies and exhibing various natural KIRTADS, Kerala and Sri. Himanshu Misra, Scienst-E, BARC Mumbai along with large number of visitors. herbs, shrubs, bulbs and roots oils and treasures of indigenous medicines that are used for curing various physical ailments. The programme was started with the welcome the guest by J. Vijay Mohan OIC, IGRMS, SRC and The collaborave workshop was inaugurated on 10/12/2017 by Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, has introduced the Chief Guest Prof. P.K Mistra and he remembered about his Director, IGRMS in the presence of dignitaries aended from different organizaons. Prof. P.K Misra, past associaon with the Prof. Misra and he requested to share his ideas about the exhibion. Aer the President of Anthropological Survey of India, Dr. C.R. Sathyanarayanan, Deputy Director, Head of Office, An.S.I, SRC Mysuru, Dr. M. Sasikumar, Deputy Director, Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata. Dr. Jakka inauguraon of the exhibion Prof. Misra eloquently explain the significance of such exhibion which reflex Parthasarathy, Former Director, TRC Ooty, Dr. Viswanath Nair, Former Director, KIRTADS, Kerala and Dr. the connuity of Indian Culture Heritage cung across the ethnic boundaries of our naon. He also added Himanshu Mishra, Scienst-E, BARC, Mumbai and Shri Dheer Singh, As. Horculture Officer were present that Lamp (Deep) is a part of various tradion and cultures around the world in general and India in on this occasion. parcular. In almost every Indian home across the rural – urban divide, a lamp is lit daily in relaon to sacred The tribal communies like Kurubas and Kotas from Tamilnadu who are specialized in blood oozing, paral paralysis; the Kurichchan of Kerala famous for their tradional massage and steam bath; the Valmiki or secular domains of culture. Lightening a lamp has certain implicaon, it exude posivity and supposed to tribe from Andhra Peadesh specialized in controlling blood sugar and muscular pains, hair fall, asthma; the bring in prosperity, peace and happiness to the inmates. It has a spiritual significance. Lamp is a tribes from Jharkand popular in treang various gynecological problems demonstrated their tradional skills representave of the fire or light and light symbolizes knowledge that removes darkness. The large number in the public domain. On the inaugural funcon, Prof. P.K. Mishra, Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Dr. Sasi Kumar and other dignitaries stressed about the necessity of speech naonal level workshop which is immensely of visitors media persons, visited the exhibion and appreciated the iniave taken by IGRMS, SRC Mysuru. beneficial for the healers and creang awareness among the city dwellers. 40

Obituary

The IGRMS family extends hearelt condolences on sudden demise of Anand Tahenguria, Assistant Curator – Display. He had immensely contributed in the museum by extending amazing service and also worked for expansion of acvies as well as development of this Naonal Instuon. His creave iniaves for various exhibions and engagements with folk and tribal arsts of different regions of our country will always be remembered by the employees as well as museum lovers. Let his soul rest in peace. Anand Tahenguria

The IGRMS family extended our hearelt condolences on sudden demise of Ghanshyam Sinha, Museum Aendant IGRMS. He had immensely contributed in the museum, extending service in Security of the Museum His contribuon as an employee of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrhalaya will always be remembered. May almighty give strength to his family members in this difficult me. Let his soul rest in peace. Ghanshyam Sinha