First PM Jawaharlal Nehru바카라s home, the Teen Murti Bhavan in Delhi, will soon have a museum of all his successors. The foundation ceremony was held on October 16 in the backyard of the 25-acre estate.
Teen Murti houses the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), an autonomous institution under the Union ministry of culture. Some members of the NMML have alleged that the new museum, expected to be ready in a year, would 바카라dilute Nehru바카라s legacy바카라. Another point of contention is the authenticity of the design on display at the library entrance. A day after the foundation stone was laid, architect Raj Rewal alleged the design is a rip-off from his design of a library block at the State University of Performing and Visual Arts in Rohtak. In a letter to NMML director Shakti Sinha, Rewal points out the similarity in the Ashoka Chakra on a slanting roof in both the designs. 바카라The notable imitation would only harm the image of the prestigious institution that intends to honour all the PMs of our country,바카라 Rewal tells Outlook, refuting Sinha바카라s claim that all bidders, including Rewal바카라s team, had seen the final design without raising any objections.
바카라Nobody can claim monopoly over the Ashoka Chakra,바카라 says Sinha, adding that a committee is nonetheless looking into Rewal바카라s claims. Meanwhile, visitors continue to trickle in. A family from Andhra Pradesh clicks a selfie with Nehru바카라s portrait. 바카라This place is always associated with Nehru, and I would like to keep it that way,바카라 says Venkat, a visitor. A guide is telling a school-going child, visiting with her family from Japan, about the upcoming museum, which will be interactive and user-friendly.
Design of the proposed museum
The 10,975.36 sq m museum, estimated to cost Rs 271 crore, will showcase the lives of 14 PMs, including Narendra Modi. The government went ahead with the proposal even after former PM Manmohan Singh wrote to Modi, urging him not to change the NMML바카라s character, which is known for its academic excellence. Calling it an agenda of the ruling dispensation, the former PM wrote: 바카라No amount of revisionism can obliterate Nehru바카라s contributions.바카라
Sinha, however, claims the new museum would emphasise Nehru바카라s relevance. 바카라We are upgrading the Nehru part of the museum, to make it primarily about Nehru,바카라 he says. 바카라And if Nehru바카라s legacy is so weak as to be lost in the crowd of PMs, then I바카라m afraid he needs to be lost.바카라
One of the first Nehru Fellows, historian Irfan Habib, isn바카라t convinced. He believes the idea of building a museum for all PMs is unethical as NMML is a tribute to the freedom struggle rather than to Nehru. 바카라Nehru is remembered for the idea of welfare state, his version of socialist policies and the non-aligned movement. He led India in line with the Indian National Congress바카라s Karachi resolution of 1931, which mandated the building of a secular democratic country,바카라 says Habib.
Besides Nehru, the NMML archives also include the writings of Mahatma Gandhi, C. Rajagopalachari, Jayaprakash Narayan, Charan Singh, Sarojini Naidu and many others. 바카라The biggest draw is the library, a treasure trove for those interested in the history of modern India,바카라 says a research scholar. 바카라With the upcoming museum and the cacophony around it, this island of peace will become an irritant for scholars. I love my tea sessions at the canteen. The character of lectures too have seen a marked change. All that remains is the tranquillity and beauty of the place, but that too may go now.바카라
Though the Congress-aligned members of NMML are mainly against housing the new museum in the Teen Murti complex, Dr Karan Singh, also a member, says, 바카라After Nehru바카라s death, the house was turned into a museum in his memory. Why are you asking retrospectively about its relevance? They should have a separate society to run the new museum.바카라
In a letter to Sinha, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, also an NMML member, wrote that a portrait of Nehru, instead of Deendayal Upadhyay, should be in the seminar hall. Another member, economist Nitin Desai, who had opposed the idea of the new museum, says that 바카라NMML was established for the very fine purpose of academic excellence and should preserve its character바카라.
