AdminDelhi’s first religious multimedia museum – ‘Baba Baghel Singh Sikh Heritage Multimedia Museum’ – is becoming a popular attraction not only for the Sikh community but also for people from other religions. The museum, located inside Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, has been named after Baba Baghel Singh, a brave Sikh soldier, who played a significant role […]
Delhi’s first religious multimedia museum – ‘Baba Baghel Singh Sikh Heritage Multimedia Museum’ – is becoming a popular attraction not only for the Sikh community but also for people from other religions.
The museum, located inside Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, has been named after Baba Baghel Singh, a brave Sikh soldier, who played a significant role in defending Sikhism. He conquered the Red Fort in Delhi in 1783 and established seven historic gurdwaras in Delhi.
The force behind the ideas was International President of World Punjabi Organisation (WPO), Vikramjit Singh Sahney. Sahney conceptualised and started the museum in the memory of his father, late Gurucharan Singh Sahney.
Through paintings, digital technology, screens, murals, projections and the multi-language sound, the aim of the museum is to highlight the core principles of Sikhism.At the entrance of the museum, there is a geographical map that shows Guru Nanak Dev’s journey across the globe.
The museum has four galleries with 250 paintings and one small auditorium which has the capacity to hold up to 170 people at a time. It screens five-minute films on Sikh gurus and soldiers. The journey in the museum begins with a painting of Baba Baghel Singh capturing the Red Fort. One gallery shows the teaching of Guru Nanak Dev, followed by paintings depicting the birth of Khalsa and Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s life. There is also an installation depicting the religious symbol – ‘Khanda’. There is one gallery that informs about customs and traditions followed during a Sikh wedding and explains the concept the ceremony – Laavan.
The museum with its own unique style has attracted many people, including some foreign dignitaries. “As of now many eminent personalities from India and abroad have visited our museum like Deputy Prime Minister of UK, Nick Clegg; Lt. Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung; Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitely,” said Anita Oberoi, co-ordinator of the museum.
The museum has been recently included in the Art Gallery. The museum was inaugurated by Union Minister Arun Jaitley on July 26, 2014. Within a span of four months, more than two lakh visitors have already visited the museum. Baba Baghel Singh museum is open between 9:00 am and 7:30 pm every day. The museum is closed on Monday. It is also closed between 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm for cleaning.
Source: iamin.in