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| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya |
The museum is a place of great interest. It gives us an
illustrative account of the country’s progress through the ages. A party of our
school students went on an educational
trip to Mumbai. One evening our teacher took us to the, The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya on the esplanade
road(now mahatma Gandhi road). The first thing that impressed us was the
palatial building which must have cost lakhs. The gate opened at 7 a. m and we
were permitted to go in.
There was a picture gallery in which we saw pictures and
portraits of different kings and heroes of the past. Some related to the Gupta
period and other to the Mughal. They were lovely and lifelike. They spoke of the
glory of the ancient India. We moved on to the next room. There we saw very
queer garments. They were embroidered all over with gold and silver threads
which were a bright as ever . There were costly carpets, rugs and shawls with
beautiful and artistic designs on them.
In another room, there were arranged images, pots and pans,
ornaments of ladies, weapons of war and agricultural implements. This room was
a store house of arts crafts. There were life-size idols of lord Buddha. They were
made of the rarest stone. In a corner we
saw some bronze statues which were thousands of years old. This room had also
pottery from Pune walnut screens from Srinagar. Large vases painted in bright
colors had beautiful carvings on them. There were also fine brass articles
from Moradabad. There were various coins
of diverse shapes and sizes,denominations and designs. I could not make out
what was written on them.
There was a section for the specimens of clothes. Silken garments
from Banaras and Bangalore were there. Summer clothes from Lucknow and winter
clothes from Ludhiyana were there.
The machinery section was the most educative. Various reputed
firms like l& t, Siemens, kirloskar, A.C.C etc had their stalls. They had appointed men to give the onlookers the information of their appliances
This short visit to
the museum was very educative and interesting.
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