The ongoing national workshop on 'Anthropology and Museums’ for Professors of Anthropology from various North-East Universities at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) concluded on Sunday. The senior anthropologists were taken to Bheembetka on Suday.
In the concluding ceremony Director, Allahabad Museum - Rajesh Purohit said “Introspect the subject you are teaching, try to ambulate whatever experience you have gained here and inculcate in your teaching”. Talking about several specimens/ exhibits which cannot be collected from their communities he said “Not all exhibits or specimens of importance can be collected due to several religious or social reasons but you can always digitally document it and present with the help of audio-video & pictures, like a ladakhi community is doing”.
Speaking on the concluding ceremony Director, IGRMS - Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri said "looking at the vastness of exhibits, villages, exhibitions and documentations three days are nothing.
But we look forward to long term relationship on institutional and individual capacity with you all. I am sure you will share your meaningful ideas with this institution. We are very happy to receive a research proposal from Sikkim University and expect the same from other as well.”
On this occasion workshop participant, Prof Rekha Das said “I had a picture in my mind about this museum but this is huge in size and grand in presentation with very lively exhibitions”.
Johernli Devi said “I am a student and teacher of Pre-historic Archeology, but this place is a practical. It is a community centered museum and one can learn about tangible and intangible cultures of the community through the exhibits presented here”.
Manglembi Devi said “This is the only place where all the villages like desert, Himalayan, coastal and tribal villages of North-east are found and we can learn about all these ethnic groups. We look forward to work with IGRMS in future”.
The workshop participants were awarded certificates of the national workshop and group photographs by Director IGRMS Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, and Director Allahabad Museum Rajesh Purohit.