Museums and galleries across the nation will display Hindutva-based artifacts, paintings and other exhibits of heritage significance in the theme-based exhibitions. With crores of exhibits in their reserves that have not been shown publicly due to lack of space, 800 small and big museums will start these demonstrations.
National Museum in Delhi is the first that kicked off one such exhibition on headgears last week. These exhibits include printed turbans, embroidered dopalli (two-layered cap), Maratha stitched cap and Zardozi cap.
Now, the museums would display terracotta and stone sculptures of Ram, Lakshman, Sita, Ravana and others. Monuments will be portraying the violent fight between Ram and Ravana. Apart from that mutilated nose of Swarupnakha will be of great interest to the visitors, an official at the museum told Hindustan Times.
Statues of Kali would also be displayed. Furthermore, sculptures depicting Gandhar School, Mathura School and Ikshwak School of Kushan dynasty will also be at display.
“We will give an opportunity to the people to see the exhibits which were not on display. Every 15 days, the exhibits will change. We have also decided to come out with a calendar of such exhibitions for the whole year,” said Rashmi Verma, secretary, culture ministry.
