CONTENTS
DEDICATION i
UNDERTAKING iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT vii
ABSTRACT ix
TABLE OF CONTENTS xi
LIST OF FIGURES xiii
1. INTRODUCTION . 2
1.1. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 4
1.2. LITERATURE SURVEY 5
1.3. SITES OF STUDY . 9
1.3.1. RATIONALE FOR CHOOSING THE SITES OF STUDY 10
1.4. METHOD 13
1.5. SCOPE 15
2. MUSEUMS AND NATIONALISM 17
2.1. NATIONALISM AND DISPLAY METHODS 20
2.2. NATIONALISM THROUGH ARCHITECTURE 24
2.3. NATIONALISM AND SCIENCE 33
3. MUSEUMS AND CONTEMPORARY INDIA 43
3.1. MUSEUMS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS 45
3.1.1. INDIA AND THE WORLD: A HISTORY IN NINE STORIES, CSMVS – MUMBAI 46
3.1.2. 7000 MUSEUMS: A PROJECT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA, DR. BHAU DAJI LAD MUSEUM - MUMBAI . 60
3.2. EMBODYING GANDHI – ARCHITECTURE OLD VS. NEW 71
3.3. RELIGIOUS THEME PARK - A NEW AVATAR . 76
3.4. TECHNOLOGY IN MUSEUMS: A WAY FORWARD 81
4. CONCLUSION 87
BIBLIOGRAPHY 90