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MUSEUM |
| Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Museum |
| Tilak Museum |
| National War Museum |
| Tribal Museum |
| Kelkar Museum |
Babasaheb Ambedkar Museum
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is a name in the Indian
Freedom struggle which cannot be overseen by anyone. He was the one who
wrote the Indian Constitution. As soon as you enter the Museum one gets to
know many things about this man right from his birth till his death. As
you enter from the door to your left there is a chair, on which Dr.
Ambedkar wrote the constitution for a country with various religions,
castes, creeds etc. The two chairs, on which Dr. Ambedkar used to rest
could be seen. In the same way his footwear, the clothes and a fur cap
remind about the 4th conference on Buddhism held in Nepal (14 Nov 1953).
His travel accessories and gardening scissors, the dining table and chairs
on which Ambedkar's family had their food, their utensils which give an
idea of his family life, reminding the precious time of his life is a wall
clock, his two suitcases which he took while traveling outside India and
the Violin which Babasaheb used to learn could also be seen. The bed on
which Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar breath his last and the portrayal of his
lying on that bed can be seen. There is a silver ink bottle on which the
Queens picture can be seen, which was presented to him by the then
Governor General of India Lord Mount Batten . In the same way a letter in
his own hand writing, night lamp, a paper weight on which the name of
Babasaheb Ambedkar has been carved, on the small cupboard the silver frame
of this specs are kept in the museum. After the museum finishes we see a
statue of his which is made up of marble. When you climb up the stairs you
can see the lines written on the Bharat Ratna award which he received from
President K. R. Venkatraman. It is worth spending time in this museum.
Mahatma Phule Museum
In the Mahatma Phule Museum you can see various industrial products, agricultural and handicraft articles. It was started in 1890 by the name of ' Lord Ray Museum' . It is situated on Ghole Road, Shivaji nagar in Pune. The peculiarity of this museum is that there samples of the body structures of all animals from elephants to seal fishes. If you are wishing to see this museum you can go here by hiring a auto rickshaw.
This Museum is in 'Kesari' Press in Narayan Peth. It is only few kms away from Pune station. Any auto will take you to this place. All things used by Lokmanya Tilak are kept here. The copy of famous granth 'Gita Rahasya' wrote by Tilak in 'Mandale' is the main attraction of this museum
National War Museum
The idea of the National War Memorial was first put forth in 1996. The citizens of Pune, under the sponsorship of the Express Citizens' Forum, set up the War Memorial fund. The comittee asked the citizens of the city to contribute to the fund. From the ordinary common citizen to the Big corporates, all contributed whole heartedly for the museum. The Foundation was laid in November 1997 and inaugurated in October 1998.The memorial is a 25-foot stone pillar.
Tribal Museum
This Museum falls to the East of the Railway station. This museum incorporates in itself some excellent documentation on the Maharastra's tribal communities. It mostly documents the cultures of the communities from the Sahyadri and Gondhavana regions. The museum is open for all in the week days from 10 am to 5 pm.
Kelkar Museum
One man show is the way to describe this
museum. It is a collection of Mughal antiques which include
paintings, instruments, lamps & different types of nut crackers. The
Mastani Mahal which was made over here after dislodging it from its
original place takes the cake.