“It will tell the story of 5,000 years of Indian civilisation,” officials said about the Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum. The PM also inaugurated a virtual walkthrough of the upcoming National Museum at North and South Blocks, in the presence of Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy, Ministers Arjun Ram Meghwal and Meenakshi Lekhi, and Director of Louvre Abu Dhabi Manuel Rabate.ĭivided into several zones over an area of 1.17 lakh sqm, the museum will showcase historical events, personalities, ideas and achievements. Incidentally, the protection and restitution of cultural heritage are among the most significant objectives of the G20 Cultural Track under India’s Presidency. The three-day expo has been organised by the Ministry of Culture as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 47th International Museum Day with the theme of the year, ‘Museums, Sustainability and Well Being’. The PM further remarked that India “will conserve its heritage and also create a new legacy”. He said adequate efforts were not made after Independence towards reviving and preserving the long-lost heritage of the land. “There should not be any such artwork in any museum of any country, which has reached there in an unethical way…,” the PM said.
He cited examples of the 18th-Century Annapurna statue stolen from Banaras (recently returned from Canada), the 12th-Century statue of Mahishasur Mardini stolen from Gujarat (returned by New York’s Met Museum in 2018), and the idols of Nataraja built during the Chola Empire. Modi highlighted that various countries have started returning India’s heritage amidst its increasing reputation in the world.
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