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Mubhashir Mushtaq and the 'Let's Talk Library' that he set up in a Kupwara village in 2019

On A Mission To Build A Library In Every Village In Kashmir’s Kupwara

Mubashir Mushtaq runs a library in Helmatpora village in Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The books range from competitive exams to fiction and self-help books, with Rich Dad Poor Dad an d1984 being some of the readers’...

26 September 2022

Evangelist Cop: Ganauli’s Lal Bahar Has Helped To Launch 200 Village Libraries In 15 Months

Bahar is an inspector with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). He has launched a mission to open libraries in villages across India.

10 December 2021

‘Will Show He Was True Nationalist’: Hindu Mahasabha Opens Nathuram Godse Library

The dedicated study centre will inform the young generation about various aspects of the Partition of India, an official said

11 January 2021

SC guided tour.

Supreme Court Restarts Guided Tour Programme For Visitors Including Foreigners

The apex court's 100th Guided Tour programme was permitted on April 16, an official statement said.

20 April 2022

1 Dead, Six Injured In Stabbing At Canadian Library

Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair expressed shock and sadness over the incident, calling it a 'senseless act of violence'.

28 March 2021

2300-year-old Mummy Saved From Damage As Rainwater Enters Jaipur’s Albert Hall Museum

Though the ancient Egyptian mummy escaped the damage, several other artefacts and paintings were drenched in the rain water.

19 August 2020

Protests in Berlin, Germany where librarians and civilians came out to support Ukraine last week

As Ukraine Battles Russia, Librarians Are Forming Their Own 'Internet Military' Against Fake News

Libraries under the Ukraine Libraries Association have been helping civilians and military personnel alike by providing training in home care for the injured and also doubling as temporary asylums for civilians displaced by...

02 March 2022

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Lines And Shadows

06 March 2020

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07 October 2019
Hyderi Manzil: Mahatma Gandhi’s Home in Kolkata

Hyderi Manzil: Mahatma Gandhi’s Home in Kolkata

Hyderi Manzil, later christened ‘Gandhi Bhawan’, was home to Mahatma Gandhi during his last visit to Kolkata in 1947. Tucked away in a narrow lane, the...


06 September 2019
Their Peace Disturbed Day And Night, London Council Wants Ambedkar Museum Shifted

Their Peace Disturbed Day And Night, London Council Wants Ambedkar Museum Shifted

India bought the three-million-Pound property in a posh north London locality little knowing that a memorial for Babasaheb Ambedkar was in breach of norms for...


09 June 2019
Finally, India's First Dinosaur Museum Park Inaugurated In Gujarat

Finally, India's First Dinosaur Museum Park Inaugurated In Gujarat

A government release claimed the museum and park, situated in Raiyoli village in Balanisor taluka, was the country's first such facility and the world's...


03 June 2019
'Trump Baby Blimp' Used As Protest Symbol Against US President To Be Acquired By London Museum

'Trump Baby Blimp' Used As Protest Symbol Against US President To Be Acquired By London Museum

The Museum of London on Monday announced its ambition to acquire two giant balloons depicting as babies US President Donald Trump and city Mayor Sadiq Khan as...


29 May 2019
Uttarakhand: BJP Library Gets Quran After PM Modi's Appeal To Win Over Minorities

Uttarakhand: BJP Library Gets Quran After PM Modi's Appeal To Win Over Minorities

Uttarakhand BJP President Ajay Bhatt welcomed the gesture.


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11 March 2019
New Museum Celebrates Essence Of Bengali Nationalism

New Museum Celebrates Essence Of Bengali Nationalism

The newly opened experiential museum "Icons of Nationalism: From the Soil of Bengal" in the National Library at Alipore celebrates the essence of Bengali...


08 March 2019
The Subcontinental Menu

23 January 2019
PM Modi Inaugurates Museum On Subhash Chandra Bose At Red Fort

PM Modi Inaugurates Museum On Subhash Chandra Bose At Red Fort

The museum on Bose and the Indian National Army showcases various artefacts related to Subhash Chandra Bose and INA.


19 January 2019
PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates First Museum Of Indian Cinema, Says Films Are Reflection Of Society

PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates First Museum Of Indian Cinema, Says Films Are Reflection Of Society

PM Modi said that the Indian cinema has gone global and it has an audience in every nooks and corner of the world today.


03 January 2019
India Rejects Trump's Jibe At PM On ‘Library In Afghanistan’

India Rejects Trump's Jibe At PM On ‘Library In Afghanistan’

India has rejected the US President Donald Trump's jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over funding of a library in the war-ravaged country of Afghanistan.


30 December 2018
Majority Indian Museums Not Prepared For Fire: Global Expert

Majority Indian Museums Not Prepared For Fire: Global Expert

Vinod Daniel, who is also a board member of Paris-based International Council of Museums (ICOM), said, museums in India should immediately do a risk management...


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18 October 2018
'Picasso - Metamorfosi' Exhibition

'Picasso - Metamorfosi' Exhibition

About 200 works from the Picasso museum in Paris, the Louvre and other important European institutions are displayed at the Palazzo Reale, from Oct.18 to Feb....


05 October 2018
Body Worlds Museum

Body Worlds Museum

The exhibition of the human body is opening at a permanent museum site at Piccadilly Circus. It features real bodies, donated to be preserved by plastination...


02 October 2018
Revisit The Milestones Marked By Gandhiji At Dandi Kutir, Gujarat

Revisit The Milestones Marked By Gandhiji At Dandi Kutir, Gujarat

Dandi Kutir- the Gandhi museum, is a historical landmark and a museum created in Gujarat's Gandhinagar. It is one of a kind, three-layered, India’s largest...


24 September 2018
Archeological Exhibition - Ancient Treasures On Show In Germany

Archeological Exhibition - Ancient Treasures On Show In Germany

The new exhibition showcasing more than 1,000 major archaeological finds from the past 20 years shows reveals how Germany has been at the heart of European...


04 September 2018
Diamonds, Emeralds, Gold Tiffin Box Stolen From Nizam's Museum In Hyderabad

Diamonds, Emeralds, Gold Tiffin Box Stolen From Nizam's Museum In Hyderabad

The tiffin box, cup, saucer and spoon belonged to the family of Nizams, the rulers of erstwhile Hyderabad State.


28 August 2018
We Are Democratising Nehru Memorial: NMML Responds To Manmohan Singh's Letter

We Are Democratising Nehru Memorial: NMML Responds To Manmohan Singh's Letter

The Congress vehemently opposes setting up a museum for all former prime ministers in the Teen Murti Bhavan complex, saying it would dilute the legacy of...


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