Symbolic Representation of ‘Saraswati’

our goddess of learning

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 The Indian
Museum of Architecture
can present
the world
in a microcosm.

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Ancient Cave Painting, Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh

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‘Dancing Girl’, Mohenjodaro, Indus Valley c.2500 BCE

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The inherent nature of the
discipline of Architecture
remains essentially a
knowledge base for
understanding the whole,
since it deals with the
process of the physical
construction of the
designed whole.
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Amaravati Stupa relief at Chennai Museum, Tamil Nadu

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 The original meaning
of the word ‘museum’
was a temple or home
of the muse,
an ancient Greek goddess
of the liberal arts.

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Front portico of the British Museum, London, U.K.

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 An Indian museum
will be the temple or
home of Saraswati,
our goddess of learning.

The Museum is a place of

learning which is open to
everyone, regardless of
qualification.
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 It can become a place
where any member of our
diverse public
can learn about their own
environment,
and their
role and responsibility
in its evolution.

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Historical artefacts from around the world

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 Architecture
represents civilization
and the embodiment
of its values
in the entire range of
human habitation
from home to planet
as nature and order.

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Kailasnath, Ellora Caves, Maharashtra c.700 CE

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 Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh c.1653 CE

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 Modern Indian Architecture

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 GREHA
is a voluntary organisation
working in the field of
Architecture,
Environmental Design,
Development and Human
Habitat.
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 GREHA has now taken
responsibility to establish
the Indian Museum of
Architecture.
to raise public knowledge
about this discipline
which affects our lives in
significant ways
on a daily basis.
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Enabling Partnerships are
proposed with

Council of Architecture
An autonomous Statutory Body of Government of India
under the Architects Act, 1972
and

Indian National Trust for

Art and Cultural Heritage
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 Agenda for Action

> Formation of a nodal agency

> Inception presentation for
obtaining seed funding
> Network of collaborating
institutions
> Research and documentation
> Resource mobilisation for
land and capital

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 Presentation by

MN Ashish Ganju
Snehanshu Mukherjee
Rohit Krishan Gulati

15 April 2014

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