Thursday 23 February 2017

Vande Mataram Memorial, India's first 4D museum dedicated to Indian freedom struggle

Vande Mataram Memorial(शहीद स्मारक) , India's first 4D museum dedicated(समर्पित) to Indian freedom struggle February 22, 2017:   Business Wire India Vande Mataram Memorial, A Model on the Likeness(समानता)  of the Parliament House set up on 12 acres near Bhuj –Kutch by Ashapura Foundation .  Orientation (अभिविन्यास) Ceremony of Vande Mataram Memorial Held at
Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai on 20th February 2017.  ​The Ashapura Foundation has set up the Vande Mataram Memorial dedicated to the journey of Indian Independence. It has been built next to the Hiralaxmi Craft Park at Bhuj –Kutch over 12 acres of land in the state of Gujarat. The primary (मुख्य) structure of the museum admeasures about 100,000 sq. ft. and has been modeled on the Indian Parliament Building. Its secondary structure of 50,000 sq. ft. has been modeled on the Red Fort –it houses the Gandhi Ashram, Auditorium, Gallery, Library and a food court. The Memorial has an interactive combination of sets, true scale models, life-size mannequins, paintings & 4 D audio visual special effects. The research and the attention to detail for the Memorial has been so extensive, that the stones used to construct the building of the Memorial have been sourced from the same quarry from where India’s Sansad Bhavan was built. This is a unique national monument, perhaps the only kind in the world.

This Memorial is a non- profit initiative of the Ashapura Foundation, which is a CSR activity of Ashapura Group of Industries. “Vande Mataram Memorial” is world’s first 4D museum. It took 2 years for its planning & conceptualization and 4 more years in its execution.

The orientation ceremony of the Vande Mataram Memorial was held on the eve of 20th February 2017 at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi, Mumbai. There was cultural program related to Indian Freedom Struggle performed by the celebrated chorographer Harshal Kamat & his troupe.

Mr. Chetan Shah, Chairman of the Ashapura Foundation stated that the Vande Mataram Memorial has been conceived & designed to rekindle the spark of patriotism amongst us all. The objective of building the memorial is to make our current generation aware of the pain and sacrifice taken by our freedom fighters to make India free from British Rule.

The Memorial honours the legacies of our freedom fighters such as Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Mangal Pandey, Jawaharlal Nehru and our Bapu ji, all through a series of episodes that combine synchronized special effects, art and architecture to make it a truly immersive experience. Technology has come a long way in making history come alive, making it informative and experiential for adults of all ages and especially for children.

The Vande Mataram Memorial captures the significant events in our freedom struggle including the British landing in the court of Emperor Jehangir, the Durban episode in South Africa where Bapuji was unceremoniously offloaded onto the platform in South Africa, the Dandi March, the Quit India Movement the martyrdom of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and the transfer of power by the British to the Constituent Assembly of India, among the many events. The memorial immortalizes 17 crucial episodes of India’s freedom struggle.

In the coming days, the memorial complex and the adjoining craft park are likely to become popular tourist destinations for Indians as well as travelers from abroad.






Memorial शहीद स्मारक Definitions of memorial
noun
something, especially a structure, established to remind people of a person or event.
a monument built as a memorial to those who fell in the Civil War
synonyms: monument, cenotaph, mausoleum, statue, plaque, cairn, shrine, tombstone, gravestone, headstone; tribute, testimonial, remembrance, memento
a statement of facts, especially as the basis of a petition.
the council sent a strongly worded memorial to the chancellor


Likeness  समानता Definitions of likeness
noun
the fact or quality of being alike; resemblance.
her likeness to him was astonishing
synonyms: resemblance, similarity, similitude, correspondence

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