A museum is a treasure-house of antiquities. In it are kept all such articles and archaeological artefacts which reflect a country’s culture and civilization, its historical panorama, modes and manners, its religions and relics and finally, its art and architecture. A museum is the miniature reflection of a country’s ancient periods and gives a vivid picture of the customs, conventions and traditions of the nation.
In New Delhi, I got a golden opportunity to visit the historic and famous national museum. The building of the museum is majestic and sturdy and has many departments that cover various subjects and periods of history. As I entered the ground floor, I saw a number of articles, images, sculptures and rock engraved scriptures and many other things of great interest and value. The entire museum has been divided into many compartments like anthropological division, archaeological division and display section etc.
Then I moved to the first floor where among other things, charts, paintings, and murals were kept. Manuscripts in various languages were on display. There were ancient dresses, robes and weapons. In one corner, there is the numismatics section. In this section, coins of different periods have been kept.
On the second floor there are remains of Indus valley civilization and the excavations from Harappa and Mohenjodaro. The third floor houses the military equipments. There are weapons like swords and sheaths, spears and pruning hook, helmets and dresses of commanders and generals of that time.
I was deeply moved to see this vast store-house of India’s ancient glory. This visit left a deep impression on my mind.
Vocabulary
Engraved—inscribe
Ancient—old
