Art Gallery - Nature Morte

The staple of contemporary Indian art scene, the gallery Nature Morte was originally opened in 1982 in New York and revived 15 years later in New Delhi by Peter Nagy, a gallery owner and an artist himself. Nowadays, the gallery is based in a multi-level space in central-south Delhi. The gallery showcases a variety of contemporary art forms, with special focus on conceptual art, installations, Pop Art and photographs. The gallery represents a number of well-known and established contemporary Indian artists such as a multimedia artist Jitish Kallat and installation artist Anita Dube.

Nature Morte, A-1 Neeti Bagh, New Delhi, India, +91 11 41740215

Dilkusha Kothi (Lucknow)

Dilkusha Kothi is the remains of an eighteenth-century house built in the English baroque style in the quiet Dilkusha area of Lucknow in India. Today there are only a few towers and external walls as a monument, though the extensive gardens remain. The house was shelled during its involvement in the Lucknow siege in 1857 together with the Residency and the nearby school of La Martiniere. The Archaeological Society of India has done work to prevent further decay, carrying out gardening and small repairs. The site is considered to be deserving of further publicity by the ASI, subject to funding.  It is claimed that "Dilkusha Kothi is probably one of the most beautiful monuments in the historic city of Lucknow."\

The Huddleston Gardens Of Theosophical Society, Chennai

The aim behind the establishment of Theosophical society is to create universal brotherhood where there is no distinction among human beings. The essence of the society is to blend the best of teachings of all religions to elevate the quality of humanity and its power. The world headquarters of Theosophical society is in Chennai. Located in Adyar, a part of Chennai, it commands respect from people belonging to all faiths. The society was established here in the year 1883. The 260-acre Huddleston Gardens is a birdwatchers’ paradise. You will find a wide range of migratory birds here. The banyan tree at the center of the garden immediately comes to mind amongst the people of Chennai, as the 450 and odd year old tree is one amongst the largest trees the world over. The tree covers a massive 59500 sq. ft area of land. This is one of the few places to feel one with nature and enjoy fresh air. This place elevates your soul.

The library inside the campus has great collections exceeding two lakh books. Other collections include palm-leaf manuscripts and many ancient books of various faiths. ‪#‎india‬ ‪#‎chennai‬ ‪#‎tourism‬

Ranchi

Nakshatra Van: is situated in the heart of the City.It is divided into various sections. There is a big circle in the center of the park which is divided into arcs.The tree that represents the particular nakshatras in the zodiac has been planted in each of the corresponding arcs.

Muta Crocodile breeding centre : is situated at a distance of 23 km from Ranchi on Ranchi Ramgarh Road near Ormanjhi. There are around 50 crocodiles.

Birsa Jaivik Udyan : is situated at a distance of 16 km from Ranchi in Ranchi Ramgarh Road near Ormanjhi. Many species of animals,trees and plants can be seen here.

Ranchi Lake: Located at the base of Ranchi Hills is excavted in the year 1842.

McCluskigunj : It is famous for European style bungalows and a tribal museum.

Tribal Research Institute and Museum : :Located in Morhabadi . It shows tribal culture of Chotanagpur plateau.

Museum - Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar

*) - Himalay Darshan Gallery - The Himalayas has been a center of attraction, not only for the hermits and Yogis but also for other curious people of the world, from time immemorial. The glory of it has been vividly described in various ancient Indian literatures. Though, in the modern age of scientific development it has become easy to have a look of

the Himalayan peaks, a travel beauty of nature but still it remains a mater of imagination for the common people …. 

Misc.Section which comprises beautifully executed sketches of the by gone ages, hair dresses of different historical periods, charts showing development of ancient Indian scripts, meticulously depicted birds of the Kalidas times and etc. 

*) - Manuscript Gallery - More than 333 manuscripts of different languages, ranging in time between 16th century AD to 20th century AD and of various writing materials have been displayed in this gallery. This includes manuscripts of Bangla, Sanskrit, Farsi, Gurumukhi, Tibet, Urdu, Hindi-Urdu, Sanskrit-Hindi, Devanagari (Hindi), Sharda, Sanskrit-Urdu. Various manuscripts written on the Tarapatra were also displayed.

*) - Painting Gallery - This gallery is also an extra attraction for the art lever as well as common people. A variety of styles, subjects and themes enrich this collection. It includes Rajasthani Nathdwara style, Jaipur-Amer styles, Pahari-Kangra style and local Kankhal style, which has been preserved as its eye copies, prepared by this museum.

*) - Metal Sculpture Gallery - In this gallery, metal sculptures relating to Brahmanical and Buddhist religions and various types of birds and animals are being displayed.amongst the Buddhist icons, images in Dhyana (meditation) and Bhumi-sparsha mudra (earth-touching posture) are common.

*) - Coins Gallery - This gallery is also one of the most important and attractive galleries of this museum. The rich collection of the coins is more than 4000 in numbers ranging in date from the earliest known punch marked coins to the modern times. 

Other Galleries - Terracotta, proto-historic, stone sculpture etc. 

Unexplored India....

*) - Trap of Forest Hill Caves - The state of Meghalaya is known for its longest and deepest caves in the world,which attract tourists from all over the globe. Three hills of Meghalaya Khasi hills,Jaintia hills and Garo hill are home to innumerable caves approximately 1,350 and spanned over 400 of kilometre, makes the large trap of natural caves in India.

*) - Salt Desert of Runn - The land of nothingness is the world’s largest salt desert spans an area of 7505.22 Sq. km.,located in the western end of Gujarat and known as Rann of Kutch. It’s actually a seasonally salt marsh and one of the biggest industry in Gujarat, producing about 70% of the total salt in India.

Museum of Folk And Tribal Art, Gurgaon

Museum of Folk And Tribal Art

 2009, Urban Estate, Opposite Arya Samaj Mandir, Sector 4, Gurgaon, Haryana 122001, India

10 AM -12:30 PM (Summer), 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM (Winter)

India is a country of many traditions and cultures and many of these cultures are still preserved in its purest form in the folk and tribal art and heritage. Museum of Folk and Tribal Art is one of those few places where you can explore and learn more about such arts. Founded by multi-talented historian, sculptor and painter K.C. Aryan, this museum is truly an amazing place that should be visited by all. 

From masks of South India and Himachal Pradesh, paintings from Rajasthan, Punjab and Bihar to stone carvings from Kangra and Uttar Pradesh, this museum has a number of collections. Apart from all these, you will also see wooden carvings, earthen wares and terracotta figures on display here. The folk and tribal jewelleries are other collections for which the museum is famous. Also, have a look at the Lord Hanuman collection before you leave the museum. You will surely be impressed by the number of artifacts on display.