During his speech at the opening of the Pragati Maidan convention hall on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referenced the Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum. PM Modi's planned museum will be the world's largest, encompassing India's rich and diverse history. Yuge Yugeen Bharat, taken from Sanskrit, meaning "everlasting India," reflecting the ageless spirit of the country's tradition.
According to government officials, the museum would span almost 1.17 lakh square metres and have 950 rooms divided across a basement, ground floor, and two more stories. The museum will be in the North and South Blocks, which flank the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Their renovation into a museum represents a trend towards a larger-scale celebration of India's cultural past. These famous Blocks, constructed in the 1930s by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, have long served as the nerve hub of Indian administration, housing major ministries including the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
The Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum aspires to cover 5,000 years of Indian history. It will showcase the splendour of many epochs, vivid cultures, animals, and flora, as well as the vital contributions of Indian intellectuals. The museum will also pay tribute to historic Indian civilizations like as the Mauryans, Guptas, and Kushans, as well as the challenges suffered during British rule.
